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Not actualising my full potential.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Maureen O'Hara
Irish and American actress and singer
Not getting into heaven.
Sharks. The ones in the ocean.
Couples who have to be sat side by side at L.A. dinner parties. What is that all about?!
People finding out my greatest fear.
More from Daryl McCormack
View profile →I once had to dress up as [fast food chain] Supermac’s bunny during a St Patrick’s Day parade and shake people’s hands. Kids kept trying to take off my gloves and punching my bunny head. It was awful.
Less phone use.
Oversharing. I long to be intimately connected to people and sometimes, among strangers, I don’t read the room.
Weirdly, sometimes exhaustion keeps me awake. If I am really tired, I won’t sleep well.
To trust in the process.
For being joyful.
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