The question
What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
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On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
Hasn’t happened yet, it’s coming.
“You’ll never, ever work.” When you are young and full of hopes and dreams it’s devastating. I am just grateful that I thought: “Well, I’m going to try.”
We’ve run out of champagne.
Some man in the street stopped me and said: “If you were a few inches taller you’d be dangerous.” I’ve no idea what he meant.
I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.
The birth of my first child, July 4 2002.
Something by Nick Drake.
I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
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