I cry all the time. Films can tip me over. Especially Pixar ones. I alarmed my kids when we went to see Coco – I was a mess. I cried at the Elton John gig at Glastonbury.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗
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Listening to a song that my brother-in-law – the brother of Jason, my first husband – wrote, about how hard it was to live without his brother.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗
I cried watching the movie Coco with my daughter.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗
Probably watching some poor abandoned cat or dog being nursed back to life by a stranger on YouTube.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗
I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 November 2025 source ↗
On Monday in therapy.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗
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