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If war stopped.
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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?Originally asked
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More sleep, less stress.
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If someone could answer my emails.
Proportional representation.
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To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
The birth of my first child, July 4 2002.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
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