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When were you happiest?

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Donny Osmond

American singer, dancer, actor, television host

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In 1971, I was sitting in a hotel room in London and there was a television chat show going on, debating whether Donny Osmond should be deported because of the chaos he was wreaking. And while I was watching this, there were fans on the street below, chanting my name. I was 13 and thought, “Does it get any better than this?”

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

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Riz Ahmed British actor and rapper
Preparing for Sound Of Metal. Feeling challenged and overwhelmed and lost in something is very fulfilling.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
Pamela Anderson Canadian-American actress and model
When Peta picked me to be on their first Times Square anti-fur billboard.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2008 source ↗
Tracey Ullman British and American actress
When I met my husband and had babies. They have made me happy ever since.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗
Desmond Tutu Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town; chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Nobel Peace Prize, 1984
Well, when in 1994 he was elected and I was given the privilege of introducing him to South Africa as our new president and to the world, I sort of whispered to God and said, “God, I don’t really mind now. I mean, if I die now, it would be almost the perfect moment.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview source ↗

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Last Monday was a really emotional day for me: my last son graduated from high school and he’s going on a mission for the Mormon Church soon. I’ve already experienced it four times with my other sons: my oldest went to London, my second son to Italy, my third to Scotland and my fourth the Netherlands. They come back, but the little boy stays out there. He never comes back.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

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