The question
As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Sounds cliched, but I always wanted to be an actor.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗
A steam train driver.
I wanted to be in the WWF – the wrestling one, not the wildlife one.
Huckleberry Finn.
I always wanted to be a singer.
Mornings. Playing music, fresh coffee, dippy eggs and soldiers, my girlfriend – what’s not to love?
I overthink everything.
A good listener.
My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
The three things I strive for are authenticity, presence and empathy. You’d have to ask my loved ones if I’m pulling them off.
Learning to get back up.
Julie Andrews, Adam Clayton, James Dyson, Terry O'Neill, Bozoma Saint John, Pauline McLynn
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