Stockard Channing: What most recently moved you to tears? — FLAPSS

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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Stockard Channing

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At the election of Joe Biden, thinking we were out of the woods. Wrong.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

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Ralph Steadman Welsh illustrator and cartoonist

About five minutes ago; I cry easily.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2015 source ↗

Lesley Sharp British actress

At the end of It’s A Sin by Russell T Davies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 May 2021 source ↗

Rebecca Ferguson

The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

Kelsey Grammer American actor

Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2016 source ↗

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

Fifteen years ago, I totally forgot my lines on stage and was mortified. We skipped two pages of dialogue and took three minutes off the play – to the delight of the audience!

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

“Let’s face it, you’re not Ingrid Bergman.” I was 19 and he was a potential boyfriend. My only thought at the time was: “I’m not?”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Climate change.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Don’t answer every question you’re asked.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Not keeping off the last 5lbs.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

A dress designer.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗

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