Phil Daniels: 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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Phil Daniels said elsewhere, not written here

When I was a kid, I ran everywhere, pretending I was in the Olympics, and would always sprint the last 20 yards home to win gold.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Sara Cox English broadcaster

Getting a daily show on Radio 2, because that was an ambition for so long.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2019 source ↗

Probably during my childhood growing up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2021 source ↗

Matt Smith English actor

I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗

Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress

Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗

Still doing what I love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

My mum – she's in her 90s, lives on her own, is lucid, wise and funny. And knows what a selfie is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗

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