Washing dishes when I was a student.
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Jane Asher
English actress and author
Doing an episode of Doctors was a bit of a nadir.
Rosanna Arquette
American actress
A really bad film for no money: the director had no idea what he was doing and I was wondering: why am I here?
David Vélez
Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank
Los diferentes trabajos en los que he estado, después de mi graduación, han sido de 100 y 120 horas a la semana, especialmente empezando con Nubank. Básicamente vivía en el lugar de trabajo. Empezamos la compañía en una casa de dos pisos. Mi cofundador vivía en el segundo piso. Yo básicamente dormía en el primer piso, o pasaba muchas noches en el primer piso. No salimos de esa casa por seis o 12 meses porque trabajábamos como locos.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
British screenwriter, novelist and actor
I spent an advent in my late teens throttling turkeys.
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