When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded John Cleese said elsewhere, not written here
There are different kinds of happiness, but the simplest was when I was 13 because what one had to do was so obvious.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2012 source ↗

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Philip Treacy Irish-born haute couture milliner
As a child growing up in Ireland, on a beautiful day playing on what was known as a cock of hay (or haystack).
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗
Burt Reynolds American actor
When I was under contract to Universal Pictures in 1959, just before I got my role on Riverboat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
Jimmy Savile English media personality and sex offender
During the war - to a teenager, wartime is very exciting. And when there was no traffic, I could ride my bike about the lovely Yorkshire lanes with not a car in sight. And I'm very happy today because I'm not skint.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 May 2007 source ↗

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