Brenda Blethyn
British actress
I hope that time hasn't come yet.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗
When were you happiest?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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Making Bremner, Bird And Fortune: fulfilled at work, happy at home with two young children.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2014 source ↗
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View all 576 →My college years when I was 17 to 19, before the responsibilities of adulthood, just doing the things that I was good at and liked – computers, maths, further maths (I was a geek).
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2025 source ↗
Bella Freud
British fashion designer
When my son, Jimmy, was two and I was just pottering about with him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2017 source ↗
Isabelle Huppert
French actress
Fortunately, I’ve often been happy, which you wouldn’t necessarily guess from the roles I play. I’ve always been very happy to have my children with me, particularly on location. My daughter was in in London when I played Mary Stuart at the National Theatre.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 May 2018 source ↗
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View profile →At John Fortune's funeral. They played Flanders and Swann's Slow Train ("We won't be meeting again") and my heart broke.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2014 source ↗
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