There’s a house near me that I adore and it came up for sale, and I got to the point of nearly buying it and then pulled out because I’m trying to be sensible.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
The question
When did you last change your mind about something important?Originally asked
Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017
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There’s a house near me that I adore and it came up for sale, and I got to the point of nearly buying it and then pulled out because I’m trying to be sensible.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
I woke up this morning thinking maybe I don’t want to be an actor any more, then I had breakfast and I thought: actually, no, I really like being an actor.
Retirement – I thought it was a bad idea.
I vowed never to marry, but we got married as soon as we could after lockdown. I used to think it was patriarchal but when same-sex marriage became legal, I thought: OK, great, this institution has finally changed.
I’m trying to write my will and I keep changing my mind.
Chaotic, warm, northern.
As someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.
Getting to the end and thinking that I haven’t laughed enough.
Good memories. When I’m gone, I want them to feel that they were always my No 1 priority.
To Gorka Márquez, who was my Strictly partner, for not winning the glitterball in 2022.
That you get out of life what you put in. When you grow up on a farm you literally reap what you sow.
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