Tommy Hilfiger
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At the birth of each of my children.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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When we had children at home. But recently I finished a book about old secrets that I’ve been working on for a long time, and when I was done, I felt a gigantic, joyful relief in having escaped from the corn maze of remembered facts in which I’d been wandering for so long.
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Sam Taylor-Wood
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The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.
Paul Smith
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I am a happy person. I am happy every day. But if I had to pick a time it would be the first time I fell in love.
Sue Perkins
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In my 20s, touring small arts centres with my best mate, performing sketch comedy to a handful of people.
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