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Frequently, especially now with what’s happening in the Middle East.
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What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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View all 192 →The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
Anne Enright
Novelist and short-story writer
When Kellie Harrington won gold for Ireland in the boxing at the Paris Olympics I pumped out the briny.
David Baddiel
Comedian and writer
I cry a lot. Especially on planes. What is that about? On a plane, I’ll be in floods at The Good Dinosaur.
Kelsey Grammer
American actor
Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.
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View profile →Realising what I wanted to do as a career – aged about 22.
I’m getting closer all the time.
Comforting, uplifting, all consuming.
My rational brain doing battle with my emotional brain.
Never working again.
To still be working.
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