JB
My girlfriend. I am away a lot and, as much as she understands, I’d like to say sorry for not being there.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗
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Ashley Jensen
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To anyone who gets into my car, because it’s such a mess.
Judith Kerr
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My parents. We didn’t realise how absolutely desperate they were when we left Germany, because my father couldn’t earn anything. A letter turned up fairly recently in which he said, “We’ve been through a terrible time because Julia [my mother] never stopped talking about suicide and not just for herself, but to take the children with her.”
Meghan Trainor
American singer-songwriter
My younger self for not believing in her.
Ralph Ineson
English actor and narrator
My kids, for the jokes. Some of them are pretty bad.
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My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd – the greatest guitar solo ever.
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