Watching my sons ski down a mountain for the first time.
When were you happiest?
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The morning after the opening of Hamlet in New York in 2000. The reviews were good and I actually punched the air – a very un-Simon Russell Beale thing to do.
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On my honeymoon in Lapland.
My childhood. I was an only child, happy and secure, and there was always plenty of time to play cricket.
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I look forward to answering that question in 15 years.
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