Emily Mortimer: What most recently made you cry?

What most recently made you cry?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Emily Mortimer said elsewhere, not written here

Yesterday, at my stepsister’s funeral. She was 78, an actor, and died of cancer.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗

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Tony Ross British writer of children's books

When I discovered my cat was blind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2013 source ↗

Lleyton Hewitt Australian professional tennis player

My kids wrote a song for me, recorded it on to a CD and it was played before my last Australian Open. I had no idea until I heard it live on TV.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2016 source ↗

Bozoma Saint John Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix

On Friday: my daughter won her volleyball game and my mom sent me videos, because I couldn’t be there. I cried wishing I’d been there to cheer her on.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗

Brendan Gleeson Irish actor and director

Listening to Iris DeMent singing Our Town, because of her voice and the truth of what she is singing about, which is that small towns and communities are dying all over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2016 source ↗