Alex Lawther: When were you happiest?

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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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Recorded Alex Lawther said elsewhere, not written here

Last year, during four days in January, when I directed Rhoda, my second short film, in a tiny house in Camberwell with Juliet Stevenson and Emma D’Arcy.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗

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Chris Rock

August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2016 source ↗

Jane Asher English actress and author

The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗

David Ajala

When I was naive to the complexities of life.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2025 source ↗

Sheena Easton Scottish singer

When my kids were young enough for me to carry them both, one on each hip. I miss walking in the door and them flinging themselves at me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗