When were you happiest?

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My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 1995 source ↗

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Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist
The summer of 1997. My husband, who is an American, gave up everything to come and live with me in Edinburgh when we were students, and we were so skint but we had so much fun.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗
Andy Serkis English actor
When my wife Lorraine and I got together in 1990. We were in a play at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester when we suddenly realised we were falling in love.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗
I can't remember a time when I was happier than now, to be honest – though that's always been the case.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2014 source ↗
I think when we were doing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. That was the first time that I was able to, on a regular basis, be funny.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗

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