Ralf Little: What most recently moved you to tears? — FLAPSS

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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Ralf Little

English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer

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Watching the film The Iron Giant slays me every time.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

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Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter

When I watched a series called Pose. The hospital scenes took me right back to when we were going through the Aids years. It’s the same with It’s a Sin.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Natalie Imbruglia

On the way here, because I was late.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗

June Brown English actress and author

I have wet eyes sometimes, but I cried all my tears in my youth.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2013 source ↗

Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

When Maradona died, I cried for three days.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

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Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

Simply as a man who put a smile on the face of everyone he met.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Having a 23-year acting career with no qualifications.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

A watch that begins with an R.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

For two weeks I worked behind the players’ bar at Bolton Wanderers football club – footballers don’t tip.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Worry about work: it’s a precarious business being an actor.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I wouldn’t have tried to break up a fight when I was 17.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

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