“You’re getting old.” My son Harris was factually correct, but I didn’t need to hear it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A reviewer once called me “artistically bankrupt”, and it doesn’t feel like reviews can get much worse than that.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
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Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
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“I’ll tell you later.” They never do.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2024 source ↗
Paul McKenna
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“Oh, he’s all about money.” I’ve never charged anyone in all the years I’ve been doing one-to-one work. That’s my gift to the world.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗
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View profile →I could have done without being sexually assaulted, or having an eating disorder, or pushing myself to breaking point, but every chapter of my life brought me here.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
When my cold toes drain the heat from his warm ones, but he doesn’t mind at all and is happy for our tarsal temperatures to meet in the middle.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
In the one photo I’ve seen where my smile looks convincing – I’m four years old, so I’m guessing then. But I just won a Bafta and that felt amazing, too. So, roughly every 40 years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
Self-destruction.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
A comedy gig at an army barracks for thousands of angry, horny squaddies just back from six months in the desert. I was on straight after the stripper.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
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