Julie Hesmondhalgh
English actress and narrator
Worrying that I’ve upset people.
What keeps you awake at night?
Question
How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
Question
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
Question
Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
Question
Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
Question
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
Question
What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My metabolism. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always up halfway through the night.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 194 →
Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American singer and songwriter
When I feel that I am unprepared. Before a show I always have nightmares that I go out on stage naked.
Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Our ancient cat miaowing, because it’s got dementia.
Olivia Williams
British actress
All the things I ought to have done.
More from Ronnie Wood
View profile →I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.
All the hanging about.
Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.
An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.
The Resurrection Shuffle.
More on daily life
- What single thing would improve the quality of your life? 206 answers
- What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love? 26 answers
- When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do? 22 answers
- In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to? 20 answers
- In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life? 19 answers
- What does the first sixty minutes of your day look like? 16 answers
Also answered this · A–Z
Adam Lambert, Andi Oliver, Björn Ulvaeus, Bruce Dickinson, Bryan Adams, Bryn Terfel
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All daily life questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject