Ray Winstone: What most recently moved you to tears?

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Ray Winstone

English actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I cry when I'm happy, I cry when I'm sad. I cried the other night watching some family getting back together on some documentary.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Erin O'Connor English model

When I broke my toe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗

Paul Theroux American travel writer and novelist

The death of my father in May 1995.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2013 source ↗

Ralph Steadman Welsh illustrator and cartoonist

About five minutes ago; I cry easily.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2015 source ↗

Losing my mum when I was 28.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

When my three kids were born.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2013 source ↗

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