Shirley MacLaine
American actress and author
The reviews of my latest film.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2017 source ↗
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That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
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Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
How little money really changes things. It buys doctors but not health, clothes but not taste, makeup but not beauty. When I was young and didn’t have anything, I imagined money had more power.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗
I was very sorry to stop at two children – I would have liked to have had a third – and I am very sorry to have got divorced.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗
Russell Howard
British comedian and presenter
Seeing Bob Dylan live.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗
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View profile →I had heart surgery when I was 17. The other time was when I fell off my piano. My head was an inch away from a metal step.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
British summers give me a really happy feeling. My bedroom at our family home in Harrow looks out on to our garden and a cricket field, and you just know when it’s the first day of summer.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
My mum, because she’s been a nurse for over 40 years. She works in a hospice, and there’s no bullshit with her.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Everyone I ever met in 2007, because I was definitely about two hours late.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Surviving the music industry. I think it’s been responsible for killing a lot of musicians. Lots of us have mental health issues, and drink and drug problems, and the industry doesn’t really care.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
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