Tony Robinson
British actor
Watching Britain's Got Talent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2013 source ↗
What most recently made you cry?
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Today, at the thought of this awful virus killing more and more people.
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Abi Morgan
Welsh playwright and screenwriter
Yesterday. Everything seemed impossible.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 October 2015 source ↗
The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗
Chris O'Dowd
Irish actor and comedian
When our baby took to the boob for the first time: happy tears at him having his first feed, but also sad at the thought of how many more boobs he’ll seek out before he’s truly happy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2015 source ↗
More from Paul Heaton
View profile →Like someone is hitting your heart with a cricket bat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2020 source ↗
Again, too many times to mention, but probably being swung from the balcony at the top of the Columbia hotel in London by the bodyguard of a Saudi Arabian princess was fairly close.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2020 source ↗
My first car, three years ago – a Toyota Verso.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2020 source ↗
Making songs that are more famous than me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2020 source ↗
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