Romola Garai: Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?

To Kill a Mockingbird – I was meant to read it for an exam and I didn’t and I cheated. I was allowed to use a laptop to type my answers because I couldn’t see my writing, so I hid an electronic copy of the book on the laptop.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2025 source ↗

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Anybody who works in frontline mental health services for the NHS.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Question What song would you want played at your funeral? Death & what remains

Hey Ya, by OutKast.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

A sense of optimism.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Realising I was never going to make it big in professional swing dance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Confident, stressed, greedy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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