Daryl McCormack: What does love feel like? — FLAPSS

What does love feel like?

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A sense of home.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

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Ann Patchett American author

Pulling yourself out of a wild ocean and on to a life raft.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗

Rosanna Arquette American actress

Real love feels like freedom.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗

Holding a large and fragile glass object in a very dangerous environment.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser

Feeling you want someone else’s welfare as much and sometimes more than your own.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

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Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret

Missing a cue on stage. I had to come on and move a piece of furniture with another actor and I completely forgot. I looked at the monitor and said, “Why is he standing on his own?” And somebody said, “Aren’t you meant to help him?”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Question Which trait do you most dislike in yourself? Identity & self

Oversharing. I long to be intimately connected to people and sometimes, among strangers, I don’t read the room.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

I once had to dress up as [fast food chain] Supermac’s bunny during a St Patrick’s Day parade and shake people’s hands. Kids kept trying to take off my gloves and punching my bunny head. It was awful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Question What is your greatest fear? Identity & self

Not actualising my full potential.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Question What would you like to be remembered for? Death & what remains

For being joyful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life

Weirdly, sometimes exhaustion keeps me awake. If I am really tired, I won’t sleep well.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

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