David Hasselhoff
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Rudeness and racism.
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Dishonesty and being late for appointments.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗
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Omid Djalili
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Vindictiveness and spite.
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Selfishness and cruelty.
Rita Moreno
Actor, singer and dancer
Wow! Like, the way people mess up language. I mean, it makes me crazy, y’know?
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Well, I’m proud of all of them. I think the one that’s most personal to me is the lil’ Coat of Many Colors, because it talks about my mom, my parents, and kind of gives you an insight. It also covers bullying, acceptance and all that.
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Singing onstage—and everyone walking around me saying, “Look how happy she looks.”
The fact that sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.
Flipping my wig.
A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.
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