Dan Stevens
English actor
Like somebody’s painted the world a different colour.
What does love feel like?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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A warm knowing.
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Rose Tremain
English writer
Like coming home.
It’s not all soft focus and wheat fields. Love songs can be about hate, fear, envy, lust and anger, because that’s part of love as well.
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View profile →After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
I had no idea. When I was a week away from leaving school, a teacher said, “We’ve been talking in the staffroom and we all think you should be an actor.” I thought, “That’s exactly what I want.” The rest is history.
Having my family closer.
I would have had a bit more belief in myself: I would have reached for America sooner.
In New York, I once went shopping and spent something like $7,000 on a couple of shirts, trousers and a jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was ridiculous.
I was a bailiff for half a morning. I couldn’t stand it.
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