Douglas Booth: How would you describe what love feels like to you? — FLAPSS

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How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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Douglas Booth

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I’ve learned that true love shouldn’t be complicated. It’s the safety and freedom to be seen and celebrated for who you truly are.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

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Chiwetel Ejiofor English actor

As vital as breathing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2024 source ↗

Alison Moyet English singer

Like hunger, which feels like anxiousness, which feels like fear, which feels like excitement.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗

Completely nuts.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2024 source ↗

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Like everything is in high definition, and life is on your side.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗

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We go back from whence we came.

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Whenever I walk past an ice-cream shop, I just can’t not buy an ice-cream.

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Watching the news. Human life seemed pretty cheap in 2024.

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Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I’d give my younger self the lessons I’ve learned over the years, sparing myself the need to figure everything out so publicly.

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

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

One’s created sense of self is not who you are. The present moment is all we have.

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

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

When people are rude to their waiter.

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

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