I've never really been unhappy.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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When I hit 40. I made a lot of mistakes in my 20s and spent most of my 30s changing nappies.
Probably the curtain call of my final performance when I played King Lear.
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When my children Suzy and Justin were small: I loved watching them grow up, helping and encouraging them.
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On the podium of the 100th Tour de France last year.
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