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Everybody, now and before, who was fleeing for their lives and wasn’t allowed into our country.
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My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.
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I pulled a chair away from a girl who was just about to sit down on our second day of primary school. She farted when she hit the floor and everyone laughed.
To my mother for disappointing her. Mummy wanted me to be a different sort of person from who I am, but one can’t change oneself.
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View profile →Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
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