The question
Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
Back in the day, when comedy was crueller, my monologues were full of terrible jokes about people, and you can’t apologise because then you’re asking people to forgive you. Your punishment is to walk around knowing you said these horrible things.
My ex-wife, for the way I behaved towards the end of our marriage.
Helen Edmundson, because I wasn’t able to be a better friend at school.
My wife, just in case I’ve done something wrong.
The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.
I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
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