Reggie Yates
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How little confidence I had in my late teens and early 20s.
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I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
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I would not toy with people's affections as much.
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I would try to be a little nicer to my teachers.
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View profile →On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
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