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" My parents would say to me, 'You can teach yourself anything better than someone else can teach it to you.' That was the whole ethos of my family. "

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Believe In Yourself

" In families like mine, there is no crime worse than telling the truth. "

Telling The Truth

" I think if you're going to abuse someone, you really have to convince them of two things. First, you have to normalise what you're doing, convince them that it's not that bad. And the second thing is to convince them that they deserve it in some way. "

" I have very non-eccentric hobbies. I like to read, to have dinner with friends, and junk out on TV like everybody else. "

" I think it's a belief that you can learn something. That's something that I really value from the upbringing I got. "