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What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2019 source ↗
When I read A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness. Great book.
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.
At a function for the True Colors Fund, where formerly homeless gay and transgender kids were telling their stories. It was heartbreaking.
Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
My first girlfriend when I left drama school. I was a bit of tart.
A warm knowing.
I was a bailiff for half a morning. I couldn’t stand it.
I would have had a bit more belief in myself: I would have reached for America sooner.
I had no idea. When I was a week away from leaving school, a teacher said, “We’ve been talking in the staffroom and we all think you should be an actor.” I thought, “That’s exactly what I want.” The rest is history.
In New York, I once went shopping and spent something like $7,000 on a couple of shirts, trousers and a jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was ridiculous.
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