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I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗
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Jason Byrne
Irish comedian
The James Bond theme tune Nobody Does It Better.
Griff Rhys Jones
British actor and comedian
No songs, please. Don’t make a fuss.
Danny Alexander
British banker
The Skye Boat Song.
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View profile →Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
When I was 13, I was on a bicycle and got hit by a taxi in New York.
Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.
Everybody, now and before, who was fleeing for their lives and wasn’t allowed into our country.
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