Julie Walters
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I don't go in for disappointment.
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My wife and I were meant to meet Frank Sinatra before he went on stage in Hamburg. But there was a taxi-drivers’ strike and we were too late.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗
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Not being Bond.
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Nothing – I’ve got some great tablets!
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King Charles III, because he’s working hard to save our planet.
I don’t have a great fear of anything. I look at things with positive eyes.
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