Dominic West
English actor
Last year. I was with my wife and all my kids in northern California, driving an RV. I remember thinking that life couldn’t possibly get any better.
When were you happiest?
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The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.
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Vinnie Jones
English professional footballer and actor
In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.
The 60s at the University of California at Santa Barbara weren’t bad.
Maxine Peake
British actress
The mid- to late 80s, summers spent at Park End Farm in Atherton – ankle deep in horse manure and soaking wet from falls from badly constructed rope swings across streams.
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