Joanna Scanlan
British actress and writer
To my Latin teacher – I was very naughty.
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I think that’s a thesis.
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Archie Panjabi
British actress
My dog, Mr Q, because he has the saddest look when I leave.
Today’s children and young people – we’ve let them down by not doing more to prevent the nature and climate crisis, and left them such a huge responsibility.
My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.
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Becoming deaf and blind, which is what happened to my father.
Loved you in Dallas.
Well, I’m always right.
Haven’t done it yet.
I was 15 working in Boots on Barnet High Street and it was terrifying. At coffee break you had to know whose cup was whose, and taking the wrong cup was a crime. I’ve met bitches, but I tell you they started out in Boots in Barnet.
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