Emilia Fox
English actress and presenter
In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was.
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When it’s just us as a family on our island hideaway in Wales.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 October 2015 source ↗
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Nicholas Parsons
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When my children Suzy and Justin were small: I loved watching them grow up, helping and encouraging them.
Sam Shepard
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Before I was born.
Jane Asher
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The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.
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Becoming a father.
My failures have taught me more than the successes, so not much.
Where do I begin? There have been a lot.
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