My books. There’s no greater feeling than a disabled child coming up to me and saying, “I’ve never seen myself in a book before.”
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗
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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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My books. There’s no greater feeling than a disabled child coming up to me and saying, “I’ve never seen myself in a book before.”
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗
That I live a life with no contact with arseholes.
Still being an actor after 36 years.
Managing to find my wife and trapping her into marrying me.
Not giving up on myself. As a gay black man things are, at times, more difficult.
“You’re not funny.” I fully understand why my comedy might not be right for everyone, but don’t tell me, get on with your day!
As someone who was happy, silly and went out there, unafraid, and did what she wanted to do.
Not being liked.
One time I got so drunk in the Soho theatre in London that I fell asleep in the disabled toilet for two hours. People still call the toilet Rosie’s Bedroom.
Ruth Jones, Mel Giedroyc, Rob Delaney, Rose McGowan, David Harewood, Michael Flatley
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