Maureen O'Hara
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My grandson, for taking such wonderful care of me in my old age.
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Meryl Streep. For all her truthful and perfected offerings that have taken me to an “elsewhere”, in which my mind could feel both soothed and stimulated.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗
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Julian Sands
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David Hare – he’s always fascinating and funny.
Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.
Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.
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We live in a fearful age: Brexit, Covid, global warming, cancel culture, war in Ukraine. Add in pancreatic cancer and you find me in an advanced and complex state of anxiety.
The film of Restoration. A beautiful cast. An award-winning designer. A massive budget. A dog’s dinner.
Working as the assistant to an agony aunt on a women’s magazine. When we didn’t get enough heartbreaking letters, we made them up.
A cream suit from Chanel that cost almost as much as a small car.
Talking in cliches. We have the most economic, resonant and versatile language in the world, yet so many people use it in a dull and boring way.
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