Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
Not doing more movies.
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Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested. I can take rejection, but only when useful feedback is given.
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Early in my career I got really close to being one of the kids in the Narnia movie. I remember being crushed.
At 16, I thought I’d be part of transforming the world into a socialist egalitarian arena of peace and justice. I’m not sure we’ve quite managed it.
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The closure of Talk magazine.
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Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
Talk to people. Learn from them. And put your phone away.
I’m terrified of time. The people I love are getting older and time seems to be going faster and faster. It’s scary. I’d like it to slow down, please.
Narcissism. And people coughing on me in public.
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
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