The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?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.
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There was a moment in my early 20s when I’d finished Emmerdale and didn’t know what was next. I drove from LA to San Francisco listening to Tracy Chapman and it felt like one of those pure moments of uncomplicated joy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗
My wedding day, listening to my brother’s best-man speech.
When I am with my four children.
I am always happiest when I am making my art.
I hope the happiest moment is still ahead of me.
Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.
After Emmerdale, babysitting. I freaked out – I couldn’t believe people put me in charge of their children.
I cry when I am overtired.
Something tongue-in-cheek: Rescue Me.
Until I got curtains recently, it was the orange street light.
Whole, full, lifted.
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