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I find it difficult to sit still.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2023 source ↗
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Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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Ed Harris
American actor and director
Asking my wife questions that don't need to be asked.
My interest in Los Angeles.
Standing up while eating.
Pauline McLynn
Irish character actress and author
I talk over people all the time.
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After losing my mum still managing to finish drama school, because that was really difficult. I lost her in the first year.
A really bad habit of eating sweets before I go to sleep.
In order to raise money to pay for myself to go to the National Youth Theatre, I performed a medley of my drama school speeches and some songs for my entire school. Considering I can’t sing, this was terrible. I did U Remind Me by Usher and Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T’s. They paid £2 each – basically, to laugh at me.
In 2016, the moment my agent rang me to tell me I’d got the part of Hamlet for the RSC. While I was on the phone, I looked to my left and turned to the right, and a bus whizzed by and the wing mirror was so close to me that it knocked my hat off.
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