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“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗
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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
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In an audition at the Royal Court, this man called out, “Were you trained?”
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“Your career will be over if you have the baby.”To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why? My parents, for my teenage years. I tried to run away when I was 15. We lived in a fishing village in France and, with my boyfriend, I headed to Spain to sell arts and crafts on the beach. Mum came and took me home.
Craig Charles
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I was born in 1964, in the most working-class area of Liverpool, so the N-word was bandied around a lot.
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Talk to people. Learn from them. And put your phone away.
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
Narcissism. And people coughing on me in public.
Endless acting jobs.
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