Sadie Frost: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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Sadie Frost

English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer

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When there’s a big Sunday lunch and all my children are there.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

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John Simpson English journalist

Recently, when I got out of hospital and into my own bed with my wife and 10-year-old son; we watched some crap television and life had never seemed better.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2016 source ↗

Lance Black American screenwriter, director, producer and activist

The most unabashed joy I’ve ever felt was that first 24 hours of magic after our son was born in California last June.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2019 source ↗

Jean Smart

My wedding day, and when my children were first placed in my arms.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2024 source ↗

Romola Garai

In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

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Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

In the last year, when I realised that I didn’t want to be in the relationship that I was in.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Eight years ago, I didn’t sleep for more than two hours a night and was very skinny. I went to a sleep clinic, and learned techniques to switch my mind off.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

Question What song would you want played at your funeral? Death & what remains

Come Together, by The Beatles.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My mother, Mary Davidson, for having me at 16 – a child herself – and raising me with very little.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗

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