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A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
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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.
Gary Numan
British musician
Yesterday, when Gemma, my wife, played me The End Of Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh when we were driving into Hollywood.
Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.
Melanie Blatt
English singer
I haven’t stopped crying since Glastonbury, because I’m on a massive comedown.
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View profile →In 1989, in Cuba, about to board a plane for Milan, where I was going to school for a year. The visa didn’t arrive in time, so I couldn’t board. The plane crashed and people died.
The time I told my father I hated him, causing him a lot of pain. He passed away six years ago, and my mother eight years ago.
A 1955 Jaguar XK120. It was not in very good condition and, little by little, I brought it back to its former splendour.
Selling stolen mangoes to pay for a cinema ticket, aged eight.
As someone who made a difference.
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