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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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Simon Callow
British actor
Like having a foundation.
Knowledge seeping into adventure, with a thin layer of giddiness, hysterical laughter and loss of control.
Pure happiness.
Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American singer and songwriter
Comforting, solid, unconditional, a drug.
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I would care less about what people think.
Less admin, emails, phone calls; more space to think, read and sleep.
The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.
Preparing for Sound Of Metal. Feeling challenged and overwhelmed and lost in something is very fulfilling.
I wanted to perform in some way, but I didn’t think it was viable. Teachers told me I should be a barrister, because I was always arguing with them.
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