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" I didn't feel the need to rebel as a teenager. From age nine to 16, I went to school in Montreux in Switzerland, and it was heaven. I went to England for the Easter holidays, Cyprus for Christmas and summer holidays, and I was delighted to have that independence. "

Angela Bowie

Age

School

Independence

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" It's a sad commentary on our time - to use a phrase much favored by my late father - that people increasingly celebrate Christmas Day by going to the movies. "

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Best

" I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too! "

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" I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year. "

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Respect

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Remember

Drive

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" I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there. "