Simon Bird: What thought won't let you sleep?

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Simon Bird

English actor and comedian

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Just crippling existential dread.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Imelda Staunton English actress and singer

Snoring – and it's not me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗

Adam Peaty British swimmer; Olympic champion 2016 and 2021

The realisation that I am not the best version of myself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 January 2022 source ↗

Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage

Climate change. That is the single most important calamity in the making that I obsess over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗

Courteney Cox American actress and producer

Worrying about not being able to go back to sleep.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

Candle In The Wind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

My sister's wedding. Probably a bit of grit in my eye or something. Let's not make a big deal out of it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

That they stopped making Toffos.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

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