Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
Still being married to Annabel.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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I hope that’s yet to come. My Oscar? That was a combination of Holly Hunter being an amazing actress, Jane being an extraordinary director and me being in the right place at the right time. I had no idea what I was doing. It’s given me this amazing life, but it’s not the highlight of my career.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗
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Dominic West
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Getting all four kids to school in the morning.
Tim Peake
British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut
Doing the spacewalk to fix a solar panel at the furthest edge of the ISS. You have no idea if you are going to get a chance to do a spacewalk when you go into space. I was fortunate. There’s a real juxtaposition between floating, completely serene and calm, looking down at Earth and the universe, and being aware that you are in this hostile environment.
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I was very proud of doing Falstaff, because it seemed to go well.
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View profile →I don’t have a favourite song, but I will definitely give it some thought, so no one’s arguing about it when I die.
I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.
My husband and I own some art, but we are not huge spenders.
I already had a career when I was growing up.
If it took less than 14 hours to fly to New Zealand, that would be great. A super-duper-fast plane would be cool.
I am really loving the badass co-captain of the US soccer team, Megan Rapinoe. She is exceptionally hard-working and talented, and stands up for what she believes.
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