Sara Pascoe
English comedian, presenter, writer
To be looked at.
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Identity & self
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Failure & regret
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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Most days, I wanted to be Albrecht in the classical ballet Giselle, dancing until I dropped dead.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗
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Dominic Cooper
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A librarian. Or a racing driver for Ferrari F1.
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The prime minister.
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I just wanted to fulfil my potential.
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My first holy communion, where my trousers were too big for me and fell down, a circumstance which earned me both the instant contempt of the girls and the heightened interest of the priests. That’s just how it was in 1975.
Making people smaller than they are because of something they can’t handle in themselves.
Somebody once told me I was the spitting image of David Cameron.
For world capitalism to grind to a halt.
As a good friend.
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