I don't have a treasured possession.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗
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Joseph Fiennes
English actor
Several: cutting the local vicar's lawn, shovelling shit from a stable, waiting tables, picking up and washing actors' smelly pants and socks.
Sofia Helin
Swedish actress
Acting, when you don’t want to do it or you disagree with everything, is almost like having sex with someone you don’t like. I had one experience like that on stage, in a terrible version of The Cherry Orchard. I put on a wig, dark-coloured contacts and just hoped no one would recognise me.
Julian Sands
British actor
Father Christmas at a department store. The plaintive sadness of the children’s unrealistic requests was almost unbearable.
Arnold Palmer
Professional golfer; winner of seven major championships
I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.
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I don't judge others.
I don't have a treasured possession.
I don't judge others.
I can do anything.
I don't have one. I know too many.
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