Ralph Ineson
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My kids, for the jokes. Some of them are pretty bad.
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I say it a lot to my kids when I’ve lost my temper, and I’ll save up a big one for when they are 18.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗
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To my wife Saadiya, for interrupting too many evenings, weekends and family holidays with work.
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The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
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Helen Edmundson, because I wasn’t able to be a better friend at school.
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When I am in Italy with the family, not thinking about work.
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I love clothes and accoutrements, so it would be either a suit or a watch. I love Mark Powell in Soho, and Paul Smith.
It’s hard to beat David Attenborough. Everything he does is quality. I like people who make me proud to be British.
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