Peter Sarsgaard: Which moment embarrassed you most?

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Recorded Peter Sarsgaard said elsewhere, not written here

I was doing The Seagull with Carey Mulligan and Kristin Scott Thomas on Broadway. I walked out on stage and looked at Carey and said: “I’ve no idea what to say.” It was pretty deep into the run and it took me by surprise.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2024 source ↗

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Chris Bryant

An earthquake in Peru forced me and a young man into the street, where he had to introduce me to his family at three in the morning.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Kate Humble

The very first day that I was filming Top Gear, for which I was so unqualified because I’d only ever driven a Fiat Uno. I got into a DB7 Vantage Volante outside the Aston Martin factory, put my foot on the accelerator and bunny-hopped across the gravel because I’d forgotten to take the handbrake off.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

Ciarán Hinds

Falling off the stage and on to the pianist during the opening number in the Mother Goose pantomime at the Citizens theatre in Glasgow.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2025 source ↗

Niamh Cusack Irish actress

Being caught having an emergency pee in the Cotswolds by two unsuspecting walkers.

Recorded Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2021 source ↗