James Norton: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

The question

Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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

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James Norton

English actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My 13-year-old self, for all the resentment.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

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Harriet Walter English actress

My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

Val McDermid Scottish crime novel writer

To my mum, for never being able to live up to what she would have liked me to be. She always wanted me to be a little princess and I was never going to be that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗

Dominic West English actor

To Mark Smith, a boy we bullied at primary school. I’ve always felt terrible about it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 December 2018 source ↗

Martin Freeman English actor

I say it a lot to my kids when I’ve lost my temper, and I’ll save up a big one for when they are 18.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗