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On a plane. I become so sentimental on planes: I could be watching Bridesmaids and start crying.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2015 source ↗
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Watching the Olympics.
Ray Winstone
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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.
Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
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When The Saints Go Marching In, by a New Orleans second line band.
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