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Frank Adamson, my first coach, for not spending more time with him in his later years. I feel bad about that.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2023 source ↗
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To my younger self. I was incredibly self-loathing and self-doubting, and I’m still undoing that damage 30 years later.
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To the people who, because of my career, I cannot spend time with. I have to be selfish, unfortunately.
Griff Rhys Jones
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Sorry, I’m British and middle class, so I’ve already apologised to virtually everybody I have ever met.
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Everyone. In advance. Just in case.
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