I move from my bed in my bedroom, to my sofa here in the living room, and basically I stay here and I'm fed delectables all day and that's about it.
If you had only one day left to live, how would you spend it — and what would you deliberately avoid doing?
I would stop working out right away. I wouldn’t lift another weight, I wouldn’t run another mile. I would sit on my ass and eat as many cookies as I could find.
Catherine Shoard, Don't Look Up press questionnaire, The Guardian, 9 December 2021 source ↗
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Cory Taylor
Novelist and screenwriter
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Richard Fidler, ABC Radio National, bedside interview at her home in Brisbane, 6 July 2016
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Norman Cook
Musician and DJ; records as Fatboy Slim
Jeez, I’d be running around like a mad man. I’d probably be on the phone all day talking to family and friends. There were times in my life when I had issues with members of my family but I think I’ve resolved them now. I don’t need to make my peace with people but I’d tell them I love them.
James Yorkston
Folk musician, singer-songwriter and author
If the rain held off, I’d walk down to Lough Ine, stopping at the shrine to say a few words to Herself and rile a few fairies. I’d take a sloop out, do a few perimeters and have a chat with Labhrai Loinsigh. I’d maybe walk up furry mountain and take in the view.
Jamie Hince
Guitarist, singer and songwriter; co-founder of The Kills
I’d have all my friends there, of course, with a whole load of guitars and drums and just making as much noise and causing as much trouble as we can. Lots of people sitting around, playing guitar, bottles of wine; lots of fun to be had.
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