Terry O'Neill: What most recently made you cry?

What most recently made you cry?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

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Recorded Terry O'Neill said elsewhere, not written here

I cry about 10 times a week. I’m a real softy.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 January 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

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Samira Ahmed British journalist and writer

Meeting Richard Ratcliffe outside the Foreign Office during his hunger strike to try to get action to free Nazanin. I’m moved by the loyalty and strength of that couple and their family.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 January 2022 source ↗

Naga Munchetty

The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗

Ronald Harwood South African playwright and novelist

This morning. Thinking of my wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 November 2016 source ↗

Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter

Watching the South Korean film Past Lives. I was on a plane and weeping uncontrollably.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗