My first payday as a professional actor, knowing this was the beginning of the rest of my life, and the day my daughter told me I wasn’t the worst dad in the world.
When were you happiest?
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About half an hour ago, watching through the window as my dad and two-year-old daughter walked to the paper shop together.
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Seeing Maisie's face for the first time.
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When my album went to No 1.
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