What most recently made you cry?

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On Friday: my daughter won her volleyball game and my mom sent me videos, because I couldn’t be there. I cried wishing I’d been there to cheer her on.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗

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Brendan Gleeson Irish actor and director
Listening to Iris DeMent singing Our Town, because of her voice and the truth of what she is singing about, which is that small towns and communities are dying all over.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2016 source ↗
Julie Delpy French actress and filmmaker
I cried a few days ago because I couldn't face moving my stuff out of my house because of termites. I cried out of exhaustion from trying to make it so they wouldn't get termite gas on everything, especially my kid's stuff. I cried at the end of the day.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2013 source ↗
Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter
When I watched a series called Pose. The hospital scenes took me right back to when we were going through the Aids years. It’s the same with It’s a Sin.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

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But it was really – it came across sinister. And for me, I really did listen to it. I accepted it. I tried to implement that. The reason why I say it’s the worst advice I ever received was that it was damaging to me because she was totally wrong. ... And so, when somebody who is successful tells you to do something, you try to do it, even when it damages you.
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