Martin Sheen
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That I was partially responsible for bringing some extraordinary human beings into the world, and they responded to me as a loving father.
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My relationship.
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Gavin Rossdale
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The fact that I am still making music.
Warwick Davis
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Still being an actor after 36 years.
Armistead Maupin
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The coming out letter I wrote in Tales Of The City – it seems to be the thing that’s going to last after I’m gone.
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I’ve liked all my jobs, amazingly.
As the woman who never died.
My all-girls’ high school. I hated it. Large groups of teenage girls aren’t known for their empathy and kindness. It was a shock to realise that people viewed me as uncool because of the way my body worked.
I don’t own a property. The carpet in our flat; it’s not fancy or anything.
A never-ending hug.
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