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Early in my career, I wanted to be a mathematician.

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician.

When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomer, but that didn't happen.

I was really quite geeky at school. At one point, I wanted to be prime minister or a mathematician.

I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer.

I wanted to be a teacher.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

I was never strong at maths, but I eventually got onto a university physics/astronomy course, and that led on to my Ph.D. and eventual employment.