Robert Carlyle: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Robert Carlyle said elsewhere, not written here

To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

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Mike Skinner English rapper

To my dad for not making it back to Birmingham to see him while I was in London doing The Streets.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Vick Hope British television and radio presenter

My younger self. I told myself so often that I was not good enough, that I was not smart enough, that I was not interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I wasn’t kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗

Adjoa Andoh English actress

My dad’s parents in Ghana, for not spending more time with them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 September 2021 source ↗

Johannes Radebe

My father because I was 12 when he passed and I blamed him for everything in my parents’ marriage. Now I realise he did the best he could and was just figuring life out like everybody else.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2026 source ↗