Stephen Merchant
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Watching Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury. During Because The Night I actually shouted, "This is the greatest moment of my life!"
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In Macon, Georgia, during my childhood. I knew everybody there—it was like the whole town was your family. I felt complete there.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗
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Sarah Brown
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Lots of times, mostly all connected to Gordon and my children.
Ian Wright
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1990 FA Cup final, playing for Crystal Palace.
Sofie Gråbøl
Danish actress
Most recently, going to a 1D concert at Wembley with my nine-year-old daughter. Seeing her dream becoming real. The highlight was meeting a nice man in the elevator when it was over, who gave her Harry's autograph. Turned out to be his dad. To my daughter that was like meeting the archangel Gabriel.
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View profile →Unselfishness. I like to surround myself with people who are kind and have feelings for others and their problems.
To be taller. I’ve been looking up at certain people all my life. If I was taller, I could look down and see them a lot better.
I don’t want to be lost and burn in hell.
Being at peace with God.
Selfishness—people who don’t care about others or their feelings and will do or say anything as long as they get what they want.
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