Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
Wanting to be better: a better actor, a better father.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗
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I am an insomniac, so I often draw and write at night.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
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John Simm
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A couple of years ago we moved to East Sussex – I had been living in London for 35 years – and couldn’t work out why I kept waking up and thinking, what’s that sound? It was actually silence.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2023 source ↗
Donny Osmond
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A bad performance.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗
Ambulances – I live near a hospital.
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I am always happiest when I am making my art.
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