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Aside from family life, which is the ultimate happiness, when I see or hear a great artist.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2017 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Were? I'm happiest right now!
Probably the curtain call of my final performance when I played King Lear.
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Whenever it was, I didn't realise it fully.
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