Stanley Tucci: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? — FLAPSS

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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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Stanley Tucci

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My late wife – she died of cancer. We tried everything we could do to save her. I wish that I could have done more and that I could have been with her at the moment she passed away. I couldn’t be in that room, because I knew it would be so devastating that I wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids after.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

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Kwame Kwei-Armah Actor and playwright

To anyone I’ve hurt unintentionally.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 October 2018 source ↗

Michelle Visage

My children, because I spent the majority of their youth away from them as I’m the breadwinner and I had to pay the bills.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗

Ronnie Wood English rock musician

I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗

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Every time one of my kids was born and I knew that they were healthy.

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Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Cruelty. I don’t see the point.

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

President Zelenskyy.

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

I am always disappointed in myself. I always feel that I haven’t achieved enough, or been as good a parent as I could be.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

I cried recently, thinking about my late wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Losing one of my children, as there is no greater loss.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

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