Geoffrey Rush: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Geoffrey Rush said elsewhere, not written here

During my Queensland childhood, on the days when I avoided the chlorine-infused shower gauntlet and being corralled into the deep end of the school pool.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2014 source ↗

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Carol Vorderman

I was happiest in every aspect of my life in the 1990s, when I was married to Paddy [King, a management consultant] and we had the two children and my mum lived with us, and Countdown was the biggest show on Channel 4.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗

Jared Harris

I’m happy whenever I’m with my wife, Allegra.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2025 source ↗

Lance Black American screenwriter, director, producer and activist

The most unabashed joy I’ve ever felt was that first 24 hours of magic after our son was born in California last June.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2019 source ↗

Salman Rushdie Indian-British-American novelist

I’m pretty happy right now, although the plague is a problem. I got the virus early, and was unwell for two and a half weeks. I was spared the worst symptoms; I realise more strongly every day that I’m one of the very lucky ones.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2020 source ↗