Ray Winstone: What most recently moved you to tears?

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Ray Winstone

English actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I cry when I'm happy, I cry when I'm sad. I cried the other night watching some family getting back together on some documentary.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Martin Clunes English actor

I often cry when people do things well, like on Britain’s Got Talent; I cried at the old ladies doing finger knitting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 September 2018 source ↗

In despair, because of my wife’s illness.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗

Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

The plastics episode of Blue Planet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

I cry all the time in front of the telly. I was doing Gogglebox with Julian Clary recently and I cried watching The Piano.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

Losing my mum when I was 28.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

When my three kids were born.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

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