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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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Ronnie Wood
English rock musician
An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.
Roger Allam
English actor
When I was a child, it was a bus driver or engine driver; then, when I was a teenager, I went to the theatre and wanted to be an actor.
Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
A ballerina. I remain rather disappointed that I became a rock star instead.
Bozoma Saint John
Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix
An obstetrician.
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That’s easy. I’ve consistently punched above my weight.
I have a mild fear of not being appreciative enough for the luck that has come my way. That’s about it.
A friend named Paul Hill [one of the Guildford Four] spent 15 years in prison doing time for crimes he did not commit. We communicate most days. I admire the hell out of him.
Not much. Given that I’m up and active most mornings around 5am, I’ve had enough of everything by 9pm.
I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.
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