John Grisham
American writer and lawyer
When my mom died, on 18 January this year.
What most recently made you cry?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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On Monday in therapy.
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Angus Deayton
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England 1 Iceland 2.
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In rehearsals. The play is very funny about mothers and daughters, but one of the gags hit a raw nerve.
I cried recently, thinking about my late wife.
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Not playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. I am a huge Brando fan and a big Tennessee Williams fan and it’s a part I would love to have a go at. It’s possible I still could but I’m too old, really.
As someone with integrity.
To keep trying to listen to yourself.
On one of my first jobs, Cold Mountain, I got a wasp in my ear in front of Jude Law. He couldn’t see the wasp so just saw me freak out.
Being accepted for who you are but also being encouraged to continue to grow.
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