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Putin. Because he is so comfortably who he is.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Hillary Clinton, because it’s not easy being bullied and humiliated publicly and carrying on.
Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
Ronald Harwood
South African playwright and novelist
Murray Perahia, because he is a great pianist, and temporarily lost the use of one hand, which prevented him from playing. His courage was beyond description.
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor
That's a hard one. All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Márquez.
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My two middle children, Mason and Jude. They will know why.
Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
I would borrow from Peter Sellers: Glenn Miller’s In The Mood.
My sister’s death – I would love to meet her kids. [Karen Grammer was 18 when she was abducted, raped and murdered.]
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