Stanley Tucci: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Stanley Tucci

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

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

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Elisabeth Moss American actor

Whenever I'm with my mum and brother. We have family dinners every Sunday – it's become quite the tradition.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2012 source ↗

Garrison Keillor

The night my daughter was born, New York, December 29, 1997. After she emerged and I held her in the palm of my hand, I walked around Manhattan in a stupor of happiness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2009 source ↗

Riz Ahmed British actor and rapper

Preparing for Sound Of Metal. Feeling challenged and overwhelmed and lost in something is very fulfilling.

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

Tess Daly English television presenter

Holding my two babies, Phoebe and Amber, for the first time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗

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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.

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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 do you fear most? Identity & self

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

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Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

A meal alfresco with people I love.

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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 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 ↗

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