The question

As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?

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

This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.

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Joanne Froggatt English actress
An actor – that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I went to stage school when I was 13.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
A ballerina. I remain rather disappointed that I became a rock star instead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗
Griff Rhys Jones British actor and comedian
An actor. Then I grew out of that and became one by default. Or sort of one: “Not really an actor”, said Michael Billington.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2017 source ↗

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