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I took the whole family to live in the Basque Country for a year. My children and I have a hereditary blood condition so I took out a health insurance policy. I’m still furious that none of us so much as stubbed a toe.
Jüngling (1917) by Erich Heckel.
At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.
In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.
Things I wish I’d done better that day.
If people would just follow my rules about how they get around the city.
Yesterday because I was being paid to do it on stage.
Being a parent.
If you commit to it, you won’t ever stop learning.
Being present where you are.
Tim Rice, du Beke, Bradley Wiggins, Harriet Walter, Julie Andrews, Marc Almond
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