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Ruth Jones
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Lack of magnesium.
Mandy Patinkin
American actor and singer
Not being at peace with myself, in spite of an ongoing lifetime effort to try to calm down and accept that, no matter what, I did the best I could.
It’s usually a slight feeling that, having got through the day, I didn’t get any time to do any writing or something creative – it was a lot of admin, exhaustion from that and rumination.
Facebook and the need to pee.
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I’m happy: I have a wonderful career and great friends.
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
To be working still.
One night in Cats, I missed my footing and nearly plunged more than 30ft. As if by magic, the stage manager’s hand appeared and winched me from certain death.
Maybe That’s Your Problem, a musical about premature ejaculation. It closed after only 18 performances.
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