Niamh Cusack
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Never making it into a Sondheim musical.
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Liverpool losing the FA Cup final to Wimbledon when I was a kid. It made me cry.
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Rhys Ifans
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That things didn’t get better.
Ian Wright
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Not playing in the World Cup.
Adam Lambert
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I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.
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My wife, Hannah. She’s amazing and keeps me in check. I met her 24 years ago at drama school.
Warm contentment, and like nothing else exists.
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