David Arquette: What most recently moved you to tears?

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What most recently moved you to tears?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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David Arquette

American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor

On stage at the Brixton Academy on the third night of the residency I did there. I walked out and could not stop crying, some sort of mad relief that it’s all paid off and it’s all been worth it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Geoffrey Rush Australian actor

When Adèle walked down the road at the end of the film Blue Is The Warmest Colour.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2014 source ↗

Sofia Coppola American filmmaker and actress

Two weeks before shooting – after some of our financing dropped out – when the producers said I had to cut a week’s worth of scenes out of my script. I was on location and away from my daughters [currently in middle and high school] who I felt were needing a mother.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗

Paul Giamatti American actor

Really? We have to keep bringing up the Nobel debacle?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2013 source ↗