What most recently made you cry?

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I cry if one of the kids says something profound without knowing it; I cry at adverts; I cry at Strictly Come Dancing.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

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Julie Delpy French actress and filmmaker
I cried a few days ago because I couldn't face moving my stuff out of my house because of termites. I cried out of exhaustion from trying to make it so they wouldn't get termite gas on everything, especially my kid's stuff. I cried at the end of the day.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2013 source ↗
I cry every day. Sometimes out of frustration. I do grieve my mum, so I allow the grief to sit until it’s not there any more.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

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I did an interview years ago and, after it finished, I made some passing comment about sex getting better as you get older – and they used that as the headline. The day the paper came out, I was in a restaurant with the family when a woman on the table next to me leaned over and said, in a sultry voice, “I read your article this morning.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

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