Rob Lowe
American actor
Any of the many times I have sat on my lawn with my wife, watching the boys play on a summer evening.
When were you happiest?
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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.
I've never really been unhappy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2014 source ↗
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Cuba Gooding Jr
American actor
When I am working. I hate to say it.
Clara Amfo
Broadcaster
When I was 11 and we got Sky TV.
Mike Wallace
American journalist
Nineteen thirty-nine. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Station WOOD, 20 bucks a week.
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