Joanna Scanlan: What accomplishment matters most to you?

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What accomplishment matters most to you?

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

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Joanna Scanlan

British actress and writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Having someone to love.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

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Mellody Hobson Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments

I remember the day. It was just such a big day. It happened to be the same day that I got to be on the cover of Forbes. And I remember just being so overwhelmed by the opportunity that we had at hand, that we had closed this $1.45 billion fund - first time - probably in the top five of first-time funds ever that had been closed.

Recorded Kathleen J. McInnis, Smart Women, Smart Power podcast, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 28 August 2024 source ↗

Yusuf Islam British musician

Writing songs that can be handed down through generations.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2014 source ↗

Chaka Khan American singer

Staying alive, being here at this age. So many songs. It’s crazy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2024 source ↗

Ashley Jensen Scottish actress and narrator

That my son is kind and he loves David Bowie.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2017 source ↗

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At the BBC, in the old days, a piece of paper was sent to various households for them to report on what they’d watched that week. In my early 20s, I collated the data. It was deeply boring.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗