Malorie Blackman: When were you happiest?

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.

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Recorded Malorie Blackman said elsewhere, not written here

When my daughter was born.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Craig Revel Horwood Australian-British choreographer and director

When I got my first professional dance job: West Side Story in Melbourne in 1983.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗

Alan Dale New Zealand actor

I have never been happier than I am now. As for when I was happiest in my work, playing King Arthur in Spamalot in the West End.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2009 source ↗

Cynthia Nixon American actress and politician

Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

Sam Taylor-Wood British film director, artist and photographer

The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2008 source ↗

When I read A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness. Great book.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2013 source ↗

What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2013 source ↗

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