Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
I always wanted to be a singer, but I also wanted to be a doctor. I almost got there: I did four years and got my neuroscience BSc.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗
One of the Ghostbusters.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗
Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Genuinely, the host of Radio 1’s Breakfast Show.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2017 source ↗
Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
I’ve been to two postmortems in real life, and spent the last 14 years talking about death at work – so, pretty close.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
A birthday present I hoped would mean a lot to the person. I had their family history researched and a book made.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
Dawn French, because I am sitting next to her and she says if I don’t say her, she will hurt me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adrian Edmondson, Adwoa Aboah, Aidan Gillen, Alex Hassell, Alison Moyet
Search the directory for somebody in particular.