Quiet, noisy, androgynous.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What happens when we die?
Death & what remains
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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Curious, energetic, droll.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗
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Cheerful, sensitive, sassy.
Hardworking, authentic and honest.
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View profile →When I was doing a masterclass at a theatre and I had to leave the stage because I was about to shit my pants.
At university in the 60s, I thought social justice was going to improve exponentially. How wrong I was.
To my father, who was aggressively indifferent to what I was doing. He did say sorry to me when he was dying and I don’t think I was very gracious.
The rest is silence.
Isn’t it enough just to be remembered?
Edward Bond, the playwright, said I was like a turd flowing on the effluent of British culture.
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