Graydon Carter: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Graydon Carter said elsewhere, not written here

My children’s education.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗

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Róisín Murphy

My car. I don’t even drive, but I bought a Toyota hybrid for my assistant.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2023 source ↗

Stephen Dorff American actor

When I was 24 or 25, I bought a Warhol canvas. It was a lot of money to throw down on a little painting, but I’ve always loved art.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 July 2021 source ↗

Philippa Dunne

A wedding ring.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗

Big Narstie British entertainer

Passion projects. I built the world’s first CBD steam room, opened the first Jamaican restaurant in Tenerife, I’m about to open a bar. Because I come from poverty, I want to make sure my children have a better start than I did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2022 source ↗

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

My first week in New York in 1978, when I was about to start as a writer at Time. And my first week in the south of France after retiring from my job of 25 years as editor of Vanity Fair.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗