Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Death is always close.
How close have you come to death?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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One night in Cats, I missed my footing and nearly plunged more than 30ft. As if by magic, the stage manager’s hand appeared and winched me from certain death.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
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Julia Ormond
English actress
A trip to a Macedonian refugee camp that I switched out of, to go at a later date. Those who took my place were killed in a horrific car accident.
Eleanor Tomlinson
English actress
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
Rolling a quad bike.
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View profile →I’m happy: I have a wonderful career and great friends.
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
Watching tennis.
If I have upset someone, I have said sorry to him or her at the time.
Maybe That’s Your Problem, a musical about premature ejaculation. It closed after only 18 performances.
To be working still.
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