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My wife, because she has to live with me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2013 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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My mother. Any child of a single parent, if they are in a relationship when they become a parent, thinks, “How the hell did you do it alone?”
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Dolores Huerta.
Alanis Morissette because, in my earlier career, she was a big influence on me and had a feistiness that you didn’t see much of in women in the industry. Also, she has been very vocal about mental health issues.
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Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.
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