Adrian Dunbar: When were you happiest?

When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Adrian Dunbar said elsewhere, not written here

My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2022 source ↗

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Sofia Helin Swedish actress

Now. During the period of Covid, I have had the opportunity to rethink and I’ve got a new gift of cherishing now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2020 source ↗

Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

As a kid, my summers at camp in the Adirondacks. And as an adult, when I’m onstage.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗

Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

My first summer working, in 1984. I’d come out of drama school, I’d landed a job that got me an Equity card doing Godspell in Aberystwyth – and it was just unmitigated joy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗