Michael Kiwanuka
English singer-songwriter
Nothing. Everything happens for a reason.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗
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I wouldn’t change anything. Life is what it is, you just have to get on with it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
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Adam Kay
British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
I could have done without being sexually assaulted, or having an eating disorder, or pushing myself to breaking point, but every chapter of my life brought me here.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
I wouldn’t change anything. When I was 29, my first husband died, so I learned a new way of thinking about life, which is: there are many things that you can’t control.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗
Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
I'd edit out all the wrong people I surrounded myself with socially and professionally whom I thought I had to tolerate.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
No one, I’m pretty good at saying sorry.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
Things, situations, people evolve constantly. Nothing is static.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
Nearly crashing into a train on one film, almost falling out of a hot-air balloon on another, narrowly avoiding getting knocked over by a taxi …
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
Trying to do a million things at once.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
Not enough food in the fridge.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
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