Felicity Jones
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If mobile phones hadn’t been invented.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
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Taking time every day to read the Bible.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
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Nick Grimshaw
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A breakfast show that starts at noon.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2017 source ↗
Julian Lloyd Webber
British cellist and conductor
Seeing Leyton Orient in the premiership.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
A sushi chef in my kitchen.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗
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View profile →I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 February 2021 source ↗
I don’t think about my greatest fear.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2021 source ↗
My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
A veterinarian.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
I love to entertain. I'm not sure every player sees it that way, but I love the performance aspect of it—to be able to entertain people week after week. Some of the happiest times in my life were spent waiting in that hallway in Melbourne, and walking out into Rod Laver Arena with my earphones in and trying to stay focused and drown out the noise but still feeling the energy of the crowd.
Recorded First-person essay, Vogue September 2022 issue, 9 August 2022 source ↗
I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn't feel like a modern word to me. I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.
Recorded First-person essay, Vogue September 2022 issue, 9 August 2022 source ↗
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