Charles Dance
British actor
Frequently, especially now with what’s happening in the Middle East.
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Our beautiful cat was so ill that we were hours away from having her put down. Somehow, we’ve managed to nurse her back to full health again.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
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Lesley Sharp
British actress
At the end of It’s A Sin by Russell T Davies.
At a function for the True Colors Fund, where formerly homeless gay and transgender kids were telling their stories. It was heartbreaking.
Ed Harris
American actor and director
Couple of days ago, reading a thank-you note my parents had left after we celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Wyoming.
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When I was 16, I’d just won full scholarships to both the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music, and felt like the world was my oyster.
My cello. At the time, in 1983, it was £192,500.
Twice I should have died in car accidents when both my cars were written off. I was completely unhurt; the cello was completely unhurt, too. A complete miracle.
Seeing Leyton Orient in the premiership.
When the surgeon told me I wouldn’t be able to play the cello again, in 2013. I have a herniated disc and it’s pressing on a nerve in my neck. I announced I was stopping playing in 2014. I absolutely did not want to stop.
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