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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Sofia Coppola

American filmmaker and actress

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Two weeks before shooting – after some of our financing dropped out – when the producers said I had to cut a week’s worth of scenes out of my script. I was on location and away from my daughters [currently in middle and high school] who I felt were needing a mother.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗

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Stephen Dillane British actor
In the first room of the Australian art exhibition at the RA. Don't know why. Loved it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2014 source ↗
Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
When I see videos of animal cruelty.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗

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