Marc Almond
English singer
Yesterday: I went to see the film God’s Own Country.
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Two and a half weeks ago, when a loved one was going away. Separations never get any easier.
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Roger Allam
English actor
Reading aloud the last two pages of a book about Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell. It was about his relationship with his cat, and a letter to a friend whose dog had died. It’s about letting the unexpected happen to you, and how that can really be what life is about.
Yesterday because I was being paid to do it on stage.
David Harewood
British actor and presenter
After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
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View profile →My one-woman show playing Emily Dickinson: two hours by myself on stage and over 50 performances. I’m really happy I had the guts to do that.
Fear of the future.
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
If someone could answer my emails.
I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
At work, my happiest moments are between “action” and “cut”. I am also very happy when justice is done, and when camping.
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