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The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗
I was opening in a play in my 20s, and my agent came on opening night, brought flowers, took me out to dinner and then told me she was no longer going to be representing me.
'Excuse me, madam, you have a thong hanging out of your handbag.'
“Let’s face it, you’re not Ingrid Bergman.” I was 19 and he was a potential boyfriend. My only thought at the time was: “I’m not?”
I get a lot of abuse online because of my opposition to the assault on Gaza. The abuse is horrific, but I’ve learned to ignore it. The integrity of how you live your life is more important than what strangers think.
The very first day that I was filming Top Gear, for which I was so unqualified because I’d only ever driven a Fiat Uno. I got into a DB7 Vantage Volante outside the Aston Martin factory, put my foot on the accelerator and bunny-hopped across the gravel because I’d forgotten to take the handbrake off.
A brilliant hi-tech, low weight tent.
I wanted to be in the circus.
The first time I stood on top of the hill that I now live on, in 2007.
Scruffy, infuriating and kind.
People having really loud conversations on their phones in public places.
Stephanie Beacham, Isabel Allende, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keir Starmer, Roger McGough, Katie Melua
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