Courteney Cox: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Courteney Cox said elsewhere, not written here

Worrying about not being able to go back to sleep.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

Michael Kiwanuka English singer-songwriter

If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

Krishnan Guru-Murthy British journalist

My daughter talking to her friends even though I thought I’d disabled her devices.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2021 source ↗

Daphne Guinness British socialite

Poetry. I start getting into a float state, and write stanzas and couplets in the middle of the night.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗

Isabelle Huppert French actress

A good film, a good book, a good script, a long phone call.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 May 2018 source ↗

A Banksy painting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

Uninterrupted sleep.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

Safe and peaceful. It gives you a sense of ease.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

Yesterday, when I heard songs that Johnny has been writing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

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