Dominic West
English actor
To Mark Smith, a boy we bullied at primary school. I’ve always felt terrible about it.
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Lee Warburton. He had just left drama school and was doing the Alexander technique in the Corrie green room. I hadn’t been to drama school, and really took the piss out of him.
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Scott Mills
English radio DJ and television presenter
Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.
Archie Panjabi
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My dog, Mr Q, because he has the saddest look when I leave.
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Not working. I want to be one of those old actors on the set of Casualty at 95, who quietly passes away in the actual scene rather than at home.
People who are not self-aware.
The fact that there are not enough hours in the day and I’ve taken on too much.
During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.
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