John Simm
English musician and actor
Arrogance, bullying, meanness – just try to be kind, it’s not difficult.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Bad personal hygiene.
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John Malkovich
American actor
The susceptibility to ideology or tribalism.
Not listening to me.
Enough with the constant smiling.
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I was a secret shopper and had to do a lot of bookies – Coral and William Hill – all around London. For 18-year-old me looking all fab it was quite scary going in and saying: “Hiya, can I put £4 on No 7 horse, please?” But you got to keep the money when you won.
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
Patience is not my forte.
Fun, fab and fearless.
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