Vanessa Redgrave: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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

Recorded Vanessa Redgrave said elsewhere, not written here

Is all happiness in the past? Well, the births of three children. And playing with children and grandchildren.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

Others on this question

Richard Coles British musician, writer, presenter and priest

Technically, Ibiza 1990, because of the amount of ecstasy I’d taken.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

Steph McGovern Broadcaster

At the beginning of lockdown; it was just me and my new baby and my partner in the house. It was lovely.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗

Steve Jones Welsh television presenter

Were? I'm happiest right now!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 July 2010 source ↗

Alison Steadman British actress

When my son was born and I realised I was a mum.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

To lose my fourth baby.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

Maybe a skilful bronze face somewhere. Or a small but helpful scholarship for a drama student or singer to study singing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

In April 2015 I nearly died, as my heart was finding it too difficult to keep my smoke-destroyed lungs going.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

I would very, very much like to say sorry to my mother, for all the times I told her I hadn’t got the time to talk.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗

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