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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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An eight-hour walk along the north Cornwall coast with my eldest children - aged eight and 10. Whoever has eight hours of solid conversation with their children? I loved every minute.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2009 source ↗
Driving solo across the country from New York to Washington State.
On two dates: 23 January 1961 and 13 March 2009 (my two weddings).
Happiness is mostly intrinsic: you’re either a happy soul or a miserable bastard. Fortunately, I’m the former.
Mornings. Playing music, fresh coffee, dippy eggs and soldiers, my girlfriend – what’s not to love?
Anthony Hopkins, Billie Piper, Nicholas Hoult, Danny DeVito, Robert Bathurst, Ben Kingsley
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