Joseph Fiennes: How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Joseph Fiennes said elsewhere, not written here

Climbing in Tibet, surfing in Australia and a moment ago by a courgette cutter as I dithered over one of these questions.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

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Rose McGowan American actress and activist

Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗

Yann Tiersen Pianist, composer

Yes! With my fiancée about two years ago, we were biking in the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in California and we were stalked by a mountain lion for hours… It really changed my perception! But you know, they’re peaceful cats, there wasn’t any anger or aggression — that’s just the way it is in nature. It’s good sometimes to realize you can die! The experience made me realize that you have to know where you are, and know that the place you’re in is alive.

Recorded The Talks, 6 May 2016 source ↗

Joss Stone English singer, songwriter, and actress

Maybe the night we drove a Hummer in Kabul and went to a cafe that Osama bin Laden supposedly used to frequent.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 April 2021 source ↗

Anita Rani British broadcaster and journalist

Climbing Scafell Pike in the Lake District when I was about 15. The winds were about 85mph, my legs lifted and I nearly flew off. Thankfully somebody grabbed me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗