Bobbi Brown: What thought won't let you sleep?

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What thought won't let you sleep?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

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Bobbi Brown

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My very long to-do list.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

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Joan Collins English actress and writer

Worrying about my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗

Sam Neill New Zealand actor

Worrying about insomnia.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

Simon Callow British actor

Fear of falling apart.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2017 source ↗

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My husband, who always seems to have everything in control and is so consistent.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Pure happiness.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

Good values and a lot of money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

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

Being untruthful.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

When I got hit by a car in my home town.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Safety of loved ones.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2024 source ↗

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