Kiefer Sutherland
British and Canadian actor
The easiest thing for me to say would be comfort and at ease.
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What is your greatest fear?
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For me, love is working through things when it’s not going well.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗
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Olly Alexander
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Like something or someone is part of your DNA, the fabric of who you are.
Jacqueline Wilson
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Realising that if they were drowning, you’d try to save them.
I’ve learned that true love shouldn’t be complicated. It’s the safety and freedom to be seen and celebrated for who you truly are.
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View profile →Thirty-odd years ago I bought a black pinstripe suit which I thought was £900. But when I went to pay that was just the jacket – the trousers and waistcoat were extra. I didn’t have the balls to put anything back. I dread to think how much it cost me in the end.
Nothing, because it’s up to me how I feel. I’ve been a millionaire three times and I still wanted to kill myself.
On holiday in Orlando with my wife, Kate, and kids just before lockdown. I wasn’t drinking or gambling. I was so happy, so at peace with myself – I’d been searching for that for many a year.
When you jump out of addiction and look back, things like drink-driving and sitting in crack houses are not good.
That materialistic things will not make you happy.
Going back to addiction.
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