Toyah Willcox: What accomplishment matters most to you? — FLAPSS

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What accomplishment matters most to you?

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Toyah Willcox

English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter

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Staying sane in a career path that tries endlessly to unnerve you.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

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Suzi Quatro American-British rock musician

Remaining normal.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗

James Norton English actor

Finding something that I love doing and getting paid for it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

Persevering with a career that was predicted to last six months and still being here four decades later.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗

Siobhán McSweeney

Being loved by my family and friends despite my personality.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2023 source ↗

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Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

A man. I have always fought against being gender specific. I just don’t like being identified as female: I’m a person.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

For winning that elusive Oscar.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Between 2007 and 2016, I had a large white rabbit called WillyFred. I was happiest pressing my ear to his fur and hearing his heart beat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

The world doesn’t reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

Everyone comes to me for advice, and I wish they didn’t. I negotiate fees for other artists, give advice on property, on food, on clothes, on pensions. I can be standing on a corner in another country and someone will approach me for help.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

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