My Heroes
These are people who, one way or another, have had a huge impact on my life. People who are spirited, determined, talented and/or creative. People who have the courage to live their lives the way they want to, which is sometimes contrary to the way that other people and society dictate. Sadly some of them are now deceased.

Artists

Thomas Gainsborough
Maurits Cornelis Escher
Gary Larson (for The Far Side)
Scott Adams (for Dilbert)

Sporting figures and Über-babes

Steffi Graf (for existing)
Cori Nadine (ditto)
Darcey Bussell (for beauty and poise)
Claudia Black

Those lovely people who make movies...

Edward Norton (for Fight Club)
Cate Blanchett (for Elizabeth)
Naomi Watts (for Mulholland Drive)
Jane Horrocks (for Little Voice)
Brian Cox (for Rushmore)
Kevin Spacey (for Se7en)
Geena Davis
Scarlett Johansson (no comment)
Guy Pearce (for Priscilla)
Stockard Channing (Six Degrees of Separation)
Emily Watson (for Breaking the Waves)
Samuel L. Jackson
Kate Winslet (for Heavenly Creatures)
Tim Curry (for The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Liza Minnelli (for Cabaret)
Sandra Bullock (for being thoroughly wonderful)
Tim Robbins (for The Player)

and TV

Michael Gambon (for The Singing Detective)
Alyson Hannigan

Writers

Joseph Heller (for Catch-22)
P. G. Wodehouse (for everything)
Jack London
A.A. Milne (for Winnie-The Pooh and friends)
Dennis Potter (for The Singing Detective)
Morris West (for Harlequin)

Musicians

WA Mozart (for his Requiem Mass in D minor)
Ludwig Van Beethoven (the Ninth! the glorious Ninth!)
Marilyn Manson (for everything he stands for)
Neil Hannon
Robbie Williams
David Bowie - my God
Per and Marie
Mario Lanza
Trent Reznor
Danny Elfman (for The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Chrissie Hynde
Jarvis Cocker (for genius and perseverance)

Supreme Beings

Judy Garland
Ute Lemper
Sophie Aldred
Elizabeth Tudor
John Cameron Mitchell

Comedians

Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy)
Sally Phillips
Ruby Wax - my cousin!
Betty Marsden (for Round The Horne)
Kenneth Williams (for Round The Horne)
John Cleese (for the Black Knight Scene)
Jennifer Saunders
Matt Stone and Trey Parker
(for Mr Hankey and "Let's Build a Snowman")

Poets and psychopaths

Charles Bronson

Others

Évariste Galois
L. Ron Hubbard
Jesus Christ (for being a damn good bloke)

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