Ralf Little: What most recently made you cry? — FLAPSS

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What most recently made you cry?

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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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I cry all the time. It’s embarrassing. I mostly cry when my children perform something at school. My wife regularly says, “Do you see any other fathers weeping?” But I can’t stop myself.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2026 source ↗

James Norton English actor

On a plane, watching a movie.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

I cry all the time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Corinne Bailey Rae

Listening to a song that my brother-in-law – the brother of Jason, my first husband – wrote, about how hard it was to live without his brother.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗

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Question If you could edit 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 ↗

Question What would you like to be remembered for? 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 is the worst job you have done? 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 do you consider your greatest achievement? Craft & work

Having a 23-year acting career with no qualifications.

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

Question Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Money & investment

A watch that begins with an R.

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

Question What keeps you awake at night? 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 ↗

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