John Waters
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That I live a life with no contact with arseholes.
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That I was partially responsible for bringing some extraordinary human beings into the world, and they responded to me as a loving father.
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Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
The double marathon on the last day of my 27 marathons in 27 days.
Paul McKenna
British hypnotist and TV personality
To have been one of the people who brought hypnotherapy to the world.
Phil Daniels
English actor and singer
Still doing what I love.
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My wife Janet: she is the most scrupulously honest human being I have ever encountered.
After the initial travel ban debacle, I wept with joy at all the good people who came out against this fascistic edict.
1 May 1981 in Paris, because that’s the day I was reconverted to Catholicism.
Shares in The Way, which turned out to be the best movie I have done. Written and directed by my son Emilio, it’s a father-son story about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
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