Driving solo across the country from New York to Washington State.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2018 source ↗
When were you happiest?
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Professionally, it has to be when I got my third star.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2011 source ↗
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Meg Rosoff
American novelist
Swimming in the North Sea at midnight, surrounded by phosphorescence.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗
Bianca Jagger
Nicaraguan human rights advocate
Walking in the rainforest with my mother, back in Nicaragua. She loved it, and inspired me to devote much of my life to protecting the environment.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2020 source ↗
David Hasselhoff
American actor, singer, and television personality
When I was doing Knight Rider.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗
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