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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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Dan Stevens
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Jobs that I saw on television, until I realised they were all played by actors – then I wanted to be an actor.
John Prescott
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A trade union official.
Jenna Coleman
English actress
I told my mum I wanted to be a swan.
Bertie Carvel
British actor
Luke Skywalker, for a time. After that, I mainly wanted to have a girlfriend one day.
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