Apathy, either from an audience, the people around me or myself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
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What is your greatest fear?
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Both my grandmother and my mother got dementia. My grandmother has passed away. My mother is in a home. Dementia is my biggest fear because it robs you of the very thing that makes life special.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗
Being murdered – I listen to too many true-crime podcasts.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗
I fear the arrogance we are all at risk of, the pride that pushes us to put “I” in place of “God”. More prosaically, I fear physical pain because it risks stripping us of our dignity.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗
Unemployment – I’m an actor.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2025 source ↗
Heights, something happening to my children and Manchester United getting good again (I’m a Man City fan).
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗
My kids navigating the world as it is today – and daddy longlegs.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
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