Richard Eyre: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Recorded Richard Eyre said elsewhere, not written here

To my father, who was aggressively indifferent to what I was doing. He did say sorry to me when he was dying and I don’t think I was very gracious.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗

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Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

My kids, for the jokes. Some of them are pretty bad.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗

Neil Gaiman Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2023 source ↗

Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model

To a man whose heart I broke at 17.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

Jenna Coleman English actress

Anybody who’s written to me and not heard back yet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗