Richard Wilson
Scottish actor and theatre director
A new pair of feet.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Question
What scares you about getting older?
Time & hindsight
Question
What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
Question
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
Question
Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
Question
What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
Question
What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two fully readable publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Not being in pain – I have back problems and had shoulder surgery just before Christmas and there isn’t a day that goes by when I am not in pain.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2024 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 206 →
Sandy Powell
British costume designer
A daily massage.
Una Stubbs
British actress, television personality, and dancer
A little balcony.
Dan Stevens
English actor
One of those robot vacuum cleaners.
More from Sharleen Spiteri
View profile →Nothing. I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you.
When I was little, a couple of rapes took place in Glasgow. I remember my mum saying to walk in the middle of the pavement, and to this day I am very conscious of where I am.
Schemes. I hate schemers.
Going on stage and saying, “Good evening Lyon!” I was in Marseille.
Somebody wrote that my voice was more numbing than novocaine.
Turning on the news.
More on daily life
- What keeps you awake at night? 196 answers
- What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love? 30 answers
- In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to? 22 answers
- When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do? 22 answers
- In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life? 20 answers
- What does the first sixty minutes of your day look like? 16 answers
Also answered this
Nicholas Parsons, Michael Kiwanuka, Richard Osman, Simon Le Bon, Archie Panjabi, Andrew Ridgeley
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All daily life questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject