George Takei: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? — FLAPSS

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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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George Takei

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As a teenager I told my father, “You led us into the camp like sheep to slaughter.” I knew I had hurt him, this man that I loved so much. That’s haunted me all my life.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2019 source ↗

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My husband, Ludo, for not really getting why war movies are fun to watch.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

Rebecca Ferguson

My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Edith Bowman Scottish radio DJ and television presenter

Martin Scorsese. I was, let’s say, slightly tactile with him during a Q&A; I was more nervous than I’ve been about anything. I kept tapping his knee, it might even have been bruised by the end.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗

To people who I’ve made a really quick joke about on stage and hurt.

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

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Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

After the war, when I was about nine, we were held up in our home. The robbers grabbed my father and had a gun at his throat. It was terrifying. My mother got a wad of money and gave it to the people, and they ran away.

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

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As someone who loved the ideals of American democracy and made my small contribution to it.

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

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

One great big artistic challenge.

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

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I went overboard on the money I invested in the production of Allegiance. It did not return, but it was fulfilling that I was able to tell a story that’s dear.

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

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Impatience and temper. Enough already!

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗

Question What song would you want played at your funeral? Death & what remains

Barbra Streisand’s Evergreen from A Star Is Born or You’ll Never Walk Alone from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.

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

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