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I cry at births and not at funerals.

- Gavin Esler
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Whether anyone has ever changed their mind as a result of a celebrity endorsement of a candidate is a bit of a mystery.

One of my American heroes is the great former U.S. diplomat George Kennan.

When I do look at myself, I see someone who is fundamentally optimistic. Quite a lot of what I do in my television work involves the less than pleasant aspects of human nature, yet I'm never pessimistic.

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I spent the first three years of my life with my parents, grandmother and two aunties in a tiny council house in Glasgow.

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I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.

I cry at births and not at funerals.