I’d probably take out a lot of my 20s, when I was rude, annoying and a brat.
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I’d probably take out a lot of my 20s, when I was rude, annoying and a brat.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
I would tell myself to stop being such a worrier.
I wish I sent one more helicopter to get the hostages and we would have rescued then and I - I would have been re-elected, but that may have - and that may have interfered with the foundation of the Carter Center. And if I had to choose between four more years and the Carter Center, I think I would choose the Carter Center.
I would have partied a little bit harder in my 20s.
What I studied at college – A-level economics.
Anybody who works in frontline mental health services for the NHS.
I can’t deal with any level of stress.
I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.
In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.
I have a deep-rooted fear of being in trouble. I once tried to sneak into the back of a photography exhibition with my husband when one of our kids was in a pushchair. We’d arrived late and he suggested we go in through the gift shop and see the last room. As we poked our heads round the door, the security guard noticed us. I shouted, “That man’s trying to get in!”, then ran away.
My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.
Jodi Picoult, Noah Harari, Adele Parks, Gloria Steinem, Shirley Ballas, Steph McGovern
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