Marina Abramović: What accomplishment matters most to you?

The question

What accomplishment matters most to you?

Originally asked

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

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Marina Abramović

Performance artist

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That performance art has become a part of mainstream art.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗

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Tim Peake British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut

Doing the spacewalk to fix a solar panel at the furthest edge of the ISS. You have no idea if you are going to get a chance to do a spacewalk when you go into space. I was fortunate. There’s a real juxtaposition between floating, completely serene and calm, looking down at Earth and the universe, and being aware that you are in this hostile environment.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2022 source ↗

Fearne Cotton

Picking myself back up after very tricky times and trying again.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2026 source ↗

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I have a great family, great friends, and a fantastic career. But I'm also really proud of the work I do for kids—like the Special Olympics, promoting health and fitness for youngsters, and working on afterschool programs, such as the Inner City Games and Arnold's All-Stars.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser