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A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗
I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago, but so early that I knew it wasn’t a death sentence. Until we get a cure for cancer, early detection is our best hope.
Yes! With my fiancée about two years ago, we were biking in the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in California and we were stalked by a mountain lion for hours… It really changed my perception! But you know, they’re peaceful cats, there wasn’t any anger or aggression — that’s just the way it is in nature. It’s good sometimes to realize you can die! The experience made me realize that you have to know where you are, and know that the place you’re in is alive.
I was very ill with anorexia when I was a teenager. I went into hospital voluntarily, otherwise they were going to section me.
Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
Yesterday, at my stepsister’s funeral. She was 78, an actor, and died of cancer.
Our dog, Snowy. He’s a miniature poodle, and he’s needy and really irritating as a result.
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
My children’s education.
I am a terrible driver, so not having killed myself or anyone else, so far.
Not being able to sing.
David Jason, Rory Kinnear, Liev Schreiber, Isabelle Huppert, Peter Capaldi, Tom Ellis
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