The question
As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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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I wanted to be a vet, and then realised it’s only really dogs that I adore, and if someone had a poorly mouse, I would be the one needing medical assistance.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗
An actor. Then I grew out of that and became one by default. Or sort of one: “Not really an actor”, said Michael Billington.
An actor or stuntman: I loved Lee Majors in The Fall Guy.
A magazine editor like Diana Vreeland.
I wanted to be in the circus.
Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
I’m terrified of time. The people I love are getting older and time seems to be going faster and faster. It’s scary. I’d like it to slow down, please.
Endless acting jobs.
“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
Talk to people. Learn from them. And put your phone away.
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