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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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Alan Cumming Scottish actor, producer, director, writer and presenter
Biggest lesson; Treat people respectfully. There's a sort of vogue, and there has been for decades now, that the director is god and the director is all knowing.
Recorded John Gaspard, Interview, Fast, Cheap Film Books & More, 18 March 2026 source ↗
Paul Merson English footballer and pundit
That materialistic things will not make you happy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗

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