Anna Paquin
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I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
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Kiefer Sutherland
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I consider myself quite a happy person. One of the most exciting times was when Sarah was born.
Paul O'Grady
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When I hit 30 and managed to get a council flat in London. It was in the most terrible state, but it was bliss to have a flat of my own.
Sam Taylor-Wood
British film director, artist and photographer
The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.
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Putin. Because he is so comfortably who he is.
My two middle children, Mason and Jude. They will know why.
It would have to be the justice system in Colorado, which is not geared toward taking care of victims. The guys who killed my sister in 1975 always come up for parole every year.
Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.
I would borrow from Peter Sellers: Glenn Miller’s In The Mood.
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