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, 8 December 2018 source ↗
Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
A dress designer.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 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 ↗
A ballerina. I remain rather disappointed that I became a rock star instead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗
When I was 15, I conned my way into an office job at a company that represented makers of breast implants. The manager had a wart on the end of her tongue that she’d push against her teeth, making a very specific sound.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
I wouldn’t have taken that meeting [with Weinstein in 1997].
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
Waking people up.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
A warm blanket.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adrian Edmondson, Adwoa Aboah, Aidan Gillen, Alex Hassell, Alison Moyet
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