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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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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗
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Martin Sheen
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1 May 1981 in Paris, because that’s the day I was reconverted to Catholicism.
Each time I gave birth.
In recent times, when I was looking after my mum. She would take me on journeys in her mind and I’d travel with her wherever she went. I felt happy that I had the opportunity to have that time despite her illness.
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As a human who feels and loves just like everyone else feels and loves.
I wouldn’t change a thing. Every experience is a lesson learned.
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