Chaka Khan
American singer
Staying alive, being here at this age. So many songs. It’s crazy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2024 source ↗
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To have made a career in TV while being nervous by nature and incapable of doing a piece to camera.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
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Ed Harris
American actor and director
Other than being a decent father, Pollock.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗
Strictly. I went into it thinking I would last two weeks!
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2025 source ↗
Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
Nothing is the same as the sense of pride and achievement I feel when I see my kids growing up and enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2021 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
I don’t think I’ve ever been close to death but I am a nervous flyer, especially during turbulence, so there have been many times where I’ve felt that I was.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
There was a period in the early 2000s when I had been doing celebrity profiles and thought I’d lost my way creatively.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
To everyone who has been out with me and had to deal with my lack of emotional maturity.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
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