Loving, sincere, honest.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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When were you happiest?
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What happens when we die?
Death & what remains
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Kind, fun and professional.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2025 source ↗
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Middle-class wanker.
Fairly decent bloke.
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View profile →I don’t say that I’m perfect but there’s nothing that I deplore.
People who aren’t kind enough.
A hand-painted beaded dress from New York. It weighs about 16lb and cost me £4,000, 30 years ago.
Stay out of other people’s business.
Getting my full Equity card as a professional performer.
We drift off to a beautiful place where we live a better, fuller life than what we’ve left.
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