The question
What worries you about getting older?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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Getting even older.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
Instead of saying, “I tripped up”, you have to use the words, “I had a fall.”
Becoming invisible.
A receding hairline.
So far, getting older has made almost everything better.
Quietly somewhat funny.
There are no more interviews.
Hasn’t happened yet, it’s coming.
Martin Sheen, simply the kindest and most fun-loving person and serious activist I’ve ever known. If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about.”
People finding out my greatest fear.
Both parents, I’ll write the book someday.
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