Helena Bonham Carter
Actor
Both of the days my children were born. It was like I’d stepped through a mirror and everything turned Technicolor.
When were you happiest?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Sending off the final draft of my latest novel.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2008 source ↗
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Steffi Graf
German tennis player
My happiness lives in the present. It's my life this morning, this evening, with Andre, my kids.
When my UK citizenship was approved. It’s taken me eight years and lots and lots of money. I was at home in South Africa when I received the news and my mum said, “I am so happy for you because this is your glitterball.”
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