Ann Dowd: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

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

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded Ann Dowd said elsewhere, not written here

My children’s education.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2022 source ↗

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Robbie Williams English singer

A ring for my wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2017 source ↗

Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter

I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Olivia Williams British actress

An electric car.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 April 2022 source ↗

Sofia Coppola American filmmaker and actress

An Elizabeth Peyton painting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗

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As a good person.

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I would try to be a little nicer to my teachers.

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

Trying to sell frozen food over the phone for a company called American Frozen Foods. It lasted about half an hour. I found myself telling people not to buy too much of it because it could go bad, and my supervisor said, “This job is probably not for you.”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2022 source ↗