Isabelle Huppert
French actress
At each of my theatre premieres.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 May 2018 source ↗
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It’s nearly happened twice, each time after an operation.
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View all 209 →Many times on British roads, because I drive very fast. In another life, I would have liked doing Formula One.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗
Doing a compulsory standup routine in my first week of drama school.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
Ray Mears
British woodsman and TV presenter
In a helicopter crash in Wyoming in 2005. My cameraman broke his back and both legs; the pilot broke his back. The helicopter didn’t catch fire, so I’m still here today.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗
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View profile →A 19th-century ebony and cane chair from the Raj period.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
None: I do not want a funeral.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
If only I could drive. I have tried learning. I almost demolished James Ivory’s house in America. That was scary; I never drove again.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
A doctor, a painter, an actress.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
I am happiest when I am working.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
Unfinished work and caffeine.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
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