JM
Two days as a labourer in my 15th summer.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗
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I worked in a unisex clothes store for three days. Girls would say, 'Do I look fat in this?' I'd say, 'Yes.' I was fired.
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I’ve loved all my jobs, even when I worked at Burger King.
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I’ve never had a job.
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The public mistakes I’ve made. Most recently, I tried to light an e-cigarette on an aeroplane and was told to put it out. I completely forgot I was on a plane. I’d had, like, three drinks, but it only takes three. I stopped as soon as I got off and I got straight back into my programme, because that’s what I do.
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Wanting to be better: a better actor, a better father.
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