Shirley Hughes
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Wandering around with my sketchbook in some lovely Italian town.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I look forward to answering that question in 15 years.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗
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Viv Albertine
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The moment my daughter was born in 1999, because it took me seven years to conceive.
Ralph Ineson
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I am pretty happy right now. I have just got back from a dog walk. I have loads of nice work coming out. I am feeling pretty chipper.
Last summer with my boyfriend Richie. We had no plans – it was just wonderful.
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View profile →My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.
For a film called Eliza Graves. It hasn't been released yet, but then again they might have edited that weeping sequence out.
More sleep. I am sleep-deprived at the moment. I've just done four films back to back and I am about to start another one, so it is very tough – and wonderful.
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