Aidan Gillen
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Teachers at my school, for being such a smartarse.
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My two middle children, Mason and Jude. They will know why.
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Gina McKee
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My brother: I never meant to kill your pet frog. I thought I was doing a good deed cleaning the mossy tank with bleach. Can I also say sorry to the frog?
Heidi Klum
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When I was little, this boy would bully my friend and me all the time. One day, on our way home, we held him, put him to the ground and pushed his face full on into this big dog poo, and I’d like to say sorry.
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I would borrow from Peter Sellers: Glenn Miller’s In The Mood.
My sister’s death – I would love to meet her kids. [Karen Grammer was 18 when she was abducted, raped and murdered.]
It would have to be the justice system in Colorado, which is not geared toward taking care of victims. The guys who killed my sister in 1975 always come up for parole every year.
Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
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