Escaping an abusive teen marriage and being blessed with the opportunity to create a new life for myself and my two young children in London at the height of the swinging 60s.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗
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When were you happiest?
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I’m always happiest when I’m with my family.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗
I’m a lucky woman – I was walking in the rain yesterday and was really happy.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗
Marina Abramović
Performance artist
Whenever I finish good work.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗
When my kids were little – and now, in my old age.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
My childhood. I was an only child, happy and secure, and there was always plenty of time to play cricket.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
When I was climbing I was absolutely happy. I can use a climbing wall, but that’s not the same as real climbing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗
In 1993, making love on the beach of a deserted island in the Bahamas.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2025 source ↗
My first week in New York in 1978, when I was about to start as a writer at Time. And my first week in the south of France after retiring from my job of 25 years as editor of Vanity Fair.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗
On tour during Christmas vacation at Cambridge with its European Theatre Group, playing Shakespeare. I knew it was the best time of my life.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2025 source ↗
Getting my full Equity card as a professional performer.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2025 source ↗
Last Sunday when all the family came round to celebrate my 88th birthday. (Or was it Saturday. Or the week before, perhaps?)
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 January 2026 source ↗
Recently, as people began to understand what I am trying to do in my painting.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗
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