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, 12 September 2020 source ↗
When I was about 14 and got my first drum kit, I wanted to be a drummer in a band like the Police.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2018 source ↗
A ballet dancer, and for a while I wanted to teach children with Down’s syndrome.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
Successful like my two uncles, who were paper industry magnates.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗
A comedian or the guy who drives the little truck around airports that takes old ladies to their gate.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
A driving licence.
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 ↗
Not getting into MI5.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adrian Edmondson, Adwoa Aboah, Aidan Gillen, Alex Hassell, Alison Moyet
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