Rhys Ifans
Welsh actor and musician
To anyone I’ve unintentionally hurt or upset.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2019 source ↗
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What most recently made you cry?
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What keeps you awake at night?
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Most of the people that saw me do comedy between the years 2007 and 2012.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
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Angela Griffin
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Lee Warburton. He had just left drama school and was doing the Alexander technique in the Corrie green room. I hadn’t been to drama school, and really took the piss out of him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗
Gina McKee
British actress
My brother: I never meant to kill your pet frog. I thought I was doing a good deed cleaning the mossy tank with bleach. Can I also say sorry to the frog?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2016 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Describing the plot of Roma.
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Anything from the concept of human mortality to a faux pas I made at a party in 2005.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
I learned how to play The Wind Cries Mary guitar solo.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
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