Marc Quinn: What thought won't let you sleep?

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Marc Quinn

British painter and sculptor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Almost anything seems super urgent to deal with at 4am. Then I can't remember it in the morning.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Gavin Rossdale British musician

If I am still in the argument I’ve had in the day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗

Imelda Staunton English actress and singer

Snoring – and it's not me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗

Bryn Terfel Welsh bass-baritone singer

Absolutely nothing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2024 source ↗

Jodi Picoult American author

Questions that I can’t answer – and that’s what becomes a book.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2022 source ↗

More money. Sounds terrible, but money is the energy of change.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

The Doobie Brothers – I Cheat The Hangman.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

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