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Anybody who met me before I was 30, because I was a drug addict, and all my relationships were experienced through that prism.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2020 source ↗
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Anne Enright
Novelist and short-story writer
I was not great with my mother-in-law, who was a very gentle woman. I thought she would be an uninvited part of my life for ever, but she died early and I wished I had been more open and patient.
Burt Reynolds
American actor
Dozens of women – I think you’ll figure out why.
Alison Steadman
British actress
I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.
Julie Andrews
English actress, singer and author
I think I over-apologise as it is.
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