Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.
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Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.
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Helena Bonham Carter
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My mother. She’s 85 and rather than diminishing with age, she keeps surprising and growing more marvelous. She finds fun when most are jaded, wonder when most are cynical, and is curious when most are bored. She gave me life and continues to show me how to live it daily. And I know that everyone who meets her thinks the same.
Brenda Blethyn
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An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.
United Farm Workers organizer Dolores Huerta.
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If Dave and Robert came to dine.
The possibility that my forensic accountant might not be mistaken about various people badly using me.
Bob Marley's Ride Natty Ride.
When I am performing, and when my kids make musical mayhem.
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