I'm scared of the dark.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2011 source ↗
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Ruth Jones
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Lack of magnesium.
Sadie Frost
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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.
Ethan Hawke
Actor, director and novelist
Worrying about my kids.
Sam Neill
New Zealand actor
Worrying about insomnia.
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