Watching the news. Human life seemed pretty cheap in 2024.
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Originally asked
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This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗
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View all 193 →I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.
Julia Stiles
American actress
On a plane. I become so sentimental on planes: I could be watching Bridesmaids and start crying.
Martin Kemp
English musician and actor
I cry all the time. The last time was at the end of Paddington 2. Shirlie was laughing her head off.
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View profile →I collect old costumes: I have one of Johnny Cash’s, and Liberace’s shoes.
When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.
David Bowie’s Life On Mars.
I got stabbed in the neck with a light tube during a wrestling “death match” two years ago. It was scary. I thought I was dying: your life does flash before your eyes.
With time and experience you figure stuff out, so I am happiest right now.
My daughter, Coco, because divorce is so difficult.
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