Joseph Fiennes: How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Joseph Fiennes said elsewhere, not written here

Climbing in Tibet, surfing in Australia and a moment ago by a courgette cutter as I dithered over one of these questions.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

Others on this question

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Keren Woodward

Always flying: we’ve had flights where the engine’s been on fire; where we’ve nose-dived.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗

Charles Dance British actor

I’m getting closer all the time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2024 source ↗

Felicity Jones British actress

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 ↗

Martin Kemp English musician and actor

In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 July 2018 source ↗