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In London. When Blake [Edwards, her husband since 1969] made me laugh so much I wept. Blake says I slept with a smile.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2008 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Ralph Ineson
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I am pretty happy right now. I have just got back from a dog walk. I have loads of nice work coming out. I am feeling pretty chipper.
Doris Day
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My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.
Hayley Mills
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Now. This is the best time of my life.
Lesley Sharp
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When I am up in the air and about to hit the water, literally and metaphorically.
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