Romola Garai: Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? — FLAPSS

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Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?

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Romola Garai

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I’ve never read any Proust.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor

I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Loads. All the greats.

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

I used to give a fantastic talk about Frankenstein and Dracula, but I’ve never been able to finish either book.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗

Nineteen Eighty-Four. I always meant to read it before 1984, and once 1984 had passed I didn’t see the point.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2025 source ↗

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

My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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

I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Anybody who works in frontline mental health services for the NHS.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

I can’t deal with any level of stress.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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

Hey Ya, by OutKast.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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