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This morning, when I found a £20 note in a coat I hadn’t worn for a while.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Tim Minchin
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Maybe when my wife Sarah and I were walking back to our hotel in Covent Garden, London, through the snow after the Olivier awards when Matilda won all the stuff. Hold on, I’m meant to say the birth of my children, aren’t I?
Terry Gilliam
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Lost in a piece of music.
When: I finish a good scene. Where: looking back, in the navy.
Michael Flatley
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The day my son was born.
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