Rory Kinnear
English actor
Finding your place.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2017 source ↗
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Death & what remains
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A positive panic attack.
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Julian Sands
British actor
Being exquisitely alive.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2020 source ↗
Steph McGovern
Broadcaster
Scary, because when you really love, it means that you are really scared of losing it as well.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗
Hayley Squires
English actress and playwright
Essential, like oxygen.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 April 2020 source ↗
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I might have carried on doing The Voice.
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Travelling on a tour bus.
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My house by the sea to the sound of ropes pinging against boat masts and gulls on the roof. Instant coffee, white toast and watching The Wright Stuff in bed. It’s my last day! If I haven’t done it yet I don’t want to cram it all in now.
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