Rebecca Front
English actress, writer and comedian
Last night, having dinner with the family round the kitchen table.
When were you happiest?
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When I am doing things that I feel I am not obliged to do.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2011 source ↗
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Daphne Guinness
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I am often happiest on a shoot with David LaChapelle, being pushed to the extremes – either suspended from a harness or immersed in a tank of water. He calls it “extreme modelling”.
Sam Taylor-Wood
British film director, artist and photographer
The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.
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