Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
When I'm with my daughter.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2008 source ↗
When were you happiest?
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A couple of summers ago, walking through a forest illuminated by fireflies, with my man and our dogs.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2009 source ↗
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Louis Walsh
Irish music manager and television personality
I’m always happy. Ask Simon Cowell: he says if I had a tail, I’d wag it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗
The moment I knew I would spend my life with Lisa.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2009 source ↗
Michael Morpurgo
British children's writer
When I was a young father and teaching at a local primary school in Kent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2011 source ↗
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