Natalie Imbruglia: What keeps you awake at night?

The question

What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

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Natalie Imbruglia

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I worry a lot about how to juggle being a single parent and working – scheduling keeps me up at night!

The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗

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Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

Overthinking about the future.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Ciarán Hinds

An inability to get myself to bed at a reasonable hour.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗

Leon Panetta Attorney and politician; Director of the Office of Management and Budget, White House Chief of Staff, Director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense

The toughest job I had as secretary was having to take the time, usually late at night, to write notes to the families of those who lost loved ones.

Recorded Chuck Oldham, The Pentagon: 75 Years, Defense Media Network, 24 January 2019 source ↗

Riz Ahmed British actor and rapper

The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗