The question
What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two fully readable publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
A selection of single paragraphs that perfectly capture something I’ve thought or felt, even if it’s shameful or perverse.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
Staying sane in a career path that tries endlessly to unnerve you.
Now that I’m at this end of my career, I’m gobsmacked that I’ve managed to cling on for as long as I have.
The supreme court. Specifically the case Bush v Gore, which is where Sandra Day O’Connor – one person – decided the presidential election.
Rodents – including the tiniest mouse.
The moment I realised I knew how to read. I was five.
I just hate to work, so I can’t choose one.
I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
At the moment, Ukraine’s president.
Marie Kondo, Nicholson Baker, Ruth Jones, John Grisham, Kathy Lette, Joanna Scanlan
Search the directory for somebody in particular.