When were you happiest?

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Recorded Niamh Cusack said elsewhere, not written here
When my son was born. Actually, probably a month after, when I got over the enormous responsibility of being a mum.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2021 source ↗

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Toyah Willcox English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter
Between 2007 and 2016, I had a large white rabbit called WillyFred. I was happiest pressing my ear to his fur and hearing his heart beat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Ed Harris American actor and director
The day our daughter was born, or maybe fishing on the Colorado river with my wife and brother and his buddy Earl.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

Audra McDonald Singer and actor
In the hospital giving birth to my second daughter with my first daughter right there in the room as it was happening. I don’t remember any pain. I just remember feeling more alive and full of fierce mama bear love than at any other point in my life.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗

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