Martin Freeman
English actor
“I don’t love you.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗
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Not getting into MI5.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
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Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
David Jason
English actor
At the time, not landing the role of Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army, but it all worked out fine in the long run.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2021 source ↗
Christy Turlington Burns
American model
My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗
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View profile →I went to a state school, so had to learn ancient Greek from scratch at Oxford.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
Relief. (Not like that.)
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
A Chanel dress. I bought it with my first proper paycheck and it was ridiculously expensive. It is also hideous.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
An astronaut. I still do.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
A driving licence.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
I wish I hadn’t been a heavy smoker for so many years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
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