What most recently made you cry?

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Recorded Paul Giamatti said elsewhere, not written here
Really? We have to keep bringing up the Nobel debacle?

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2013 source ↗

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I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 November 2025 source ↗

Ian Wright English footballer and pundit
Driving the other day; thinking about being 19 and being in prison, tears came to my eyes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2019 source ↗

Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter
I had a little weep with joy 11 years ago when Thomas and Sarah had their IVF twins, safe and sound and perfect.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

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