When were you happiest?

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When my mother let me stay home from school even though I wasn't ill.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2009 source ↗

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Craig Revel Horwood Australian-British choreographer and director
When I got my first professional dance job: West Side Story in Melbourne in 1983.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗
Chris Rock
August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2016 source ↗
Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator
I am pretty happy right now. I have just got back from a dog walk. I have loads of nice work coming out. I am feeling pretty chipper.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗
Bradley Wiggins British former professional road and track racing cyclist
When my second child Bella was born in 2006. I missed my son Ben being born because I was racing, so seeing it for the first time was quite an experience.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

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