Mike Skinner
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I cry all the time.
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I cry a lot at films; my mother and I were champion criers at Meet Me in St Louis.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2026 source ↗
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Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
Two weeks before shooting – after some of our financing dropped out – when the producers said I had to cut a week’s worth of scenes out of my script. I was on location and away from my daughters [currently in middle and high school] who I felt were needing a mother.
The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
Abigail Breslin
American actress
Two days ago, on the plane back to New York, watching Love Actually.
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I’m very impatient – next question.
Impatient, funny, worrier.
I don’t think I’ve ever done a job that I hate. I worked as a temp briefly when I was out of work and it was fun.
Complaining about the weather, because there’s nothing you can do about it. There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
A driver or a helicopter.
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