Richard Wilson
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In my early 20s. I did my national service late, in Singapore. It was liberating to be in a new culture.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.
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When I won gold at the London Olympic Games.
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As somebody who was hardworking, kind and nice.
Not working. I want to be one of those old actors on the set of Casualty at 95, who quietly passes away in the actual scene rather than at home.
Catastrophising.
The fact that there are not enough hours in the day and I’ve taken on too much.
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