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When were you happiest?

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Eli Roth American film director and screenwriter
When I'm on set, filming.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2007 source ↗
P Diddy American rapper and producer
The births of my kids - incredible moments that I will always cherish.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2008 source ↗
Charlize Theron South African-American actress
I couldn't answer that. There are so many amazing things – falling in love, winning an Oscar, moving my mom out to America and just having a simple dinner with great friends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2009 source ↗
James McAvoy Scottish actor
When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 April 2009 source ↗
Perez Hilton American blogger
At the South By Southwest Music Festival last March. Few things make me happier than going to concerts, and this was an epic evening.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗
Chris Addison Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and director
It would be a bad sign if I had a definite answer to that, wouldn't it?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2010 source ↗
Mary J Blige American singer and actress
When I was little kid, before I knew what worrying was about.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2010 source ↗
Gok Wan British fashion consultant, author, chef and television presenter
Immersed in a bowl of noodles, sat around my parents' dining room table with all my family. Bliss!
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 June 2010 source ↗
Enrique Iglesias Spanish singer
At home with my dogs, or on the boat going waterskiing on a beautiful day in Miami. And having a hit song that connects with people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2010 source ↗

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