I have a lot to be grateful for, but right now, being married. Having time to be with my husband and his children. I feel very grateful.
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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.
At the opening of The Conran Shop in Michelin House: it took a long time to achieve.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗
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T Bone Burnett
Musician and record producer
My happiest moment was being in the room when my daughter was born, and seeing her draw her first breath and turn from what looked like gray clay into the deepest, most vibrant, most psychedelic crimson. It was an unforgettable, unimaginable explosion of energy and potential—of promise and pure love.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2014 source ↗
Fay Ripley
English actress, television presenter, cookbook author
When my kids had little teeth and curly hair, and hadn’t discovered the idea of wanting to leave home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
The early days of motherhood. We lived in a sweet little bungalow in LA that had a pool. We threw lots of parties. We had a cute dog and a mad Siamese. Trump had never been president, we’d never heard of coronavirus, Claire’s Accessories was still going strong. Good times.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
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I have asked a fireworks company to put my ashes in a collection of rockets, so I think the right tune is Handel’s firework music.
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When I was 19, I washed up in the basement of a Paris restaurant that stank of rotted food. I did it for six months, until I was promoted to vegetable boy.
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