At my divorce – with good reason.
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Watching Sooni Taraporevala’s film Yeh Ballet on Netflix. It took me back to Bombay – a surprisingly powerful burst of nostalgic emotion.
Two days ago, on the plane back to New York, watching Love Actually.
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I talk too much.
Not listening to me.
Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.
In an audition at the Royal Court, this man called out, “Were you trained?”
When my mother died in my arms, I feel I witnessed her spirit leaving her body, so let’s just wait and see.
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