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Working on my memoir because some memories were painful to revisit.
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Bryan Cranston
American actor
When I think of my mother. After my father left, she became an alcoholic and wallowed in resentment.
I genuinely can’t remember crying.
James Norton
English actor
On a plane, watching a movie.
Alison Steadman
British actress
When I read about the abuse of Baby P.
More from Julie Andrews
View profile →As you go through life, you discover so many forms of love – passionate, compassionate, familial, friendship. Love is hard to describe but it’s wonderful.
I saw a very expensive painting by a wonderful American painter called Charles Burchfield. I really loved it – it hit me in the solar plexus – and I thought if I did three extra concerts on tour, I might be able to afford it. And I did.
A cure for arthritis.
A botanist or a florist.
I interrupt too much.
In London. When Blake [Edwards, her husband since 1969] made me laugh so much I wept. Blake says I slept with a smile.
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