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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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Rupert Graves
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Remembering to do things in order, because I have to transcend my nature, which is haphazard.
Sofia Coppola
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Making films exactly how I wanted.
David Hasselhoff
American actor, singer, and television personality
Singing on the Berlin Wall to a million people in 1989.
John Simm
English musician and actor
Professionally, becoming a relative success in a job that I love; and personally, helping to raise two wonderful children.
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