Donny Osmond: What most recently made you cry?

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Last Monday was a really emotional day for me: my last son graduated from high school and he’s going on a mission for the Mormon Church soon. I’ve already experienced it four times with my other sons: my oldest went to London, my second son to Italy, my third to Scotland and my fourth the Netherlands. They come back, but the little boy stays out there. He never comes back.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

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Alex Hassell

On Monday in therapy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗

Carlos Acosta Cuban ballet dancer

A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 September 2018 source ↗

Ed Harris American actor and director

Couple of days ago, reading a thank-you note my parents had left after we celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Wyoming.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

The plastics episode of Blue Planet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

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In 1971, I was sitting in a hotel room in London and there was a television chat show going on, debating whether Donny Osmond should be deported because of the chaos he was wreaking. And while I was watching this, there were fans on the street below, chanting my name. I was 13 and thought, “Does it get any better than this?”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗