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In the car with my kids, singing Purple Rain.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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When I was less well informed.
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Is all happiness in the past? Well, the births of three children. And playing with children and grandchildren.
Sadie Frost
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When there’s a big Sunday lunch and all my children are there.
Adeel Akhtar
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At boarding school, I was unable to get the main part in Hamlet, so I put on a production of The Homecoming with my friends. The teachers came to see it and said they didn’t know I had it in me. It felt very good.
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