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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At the end of each day when I sit with my son and he's tired and I get to cuddle him. Otherwise, it's impossible. Ninjas and dragon hunters don't sit still that often.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2013 source ↗
My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.
When the acting is going really well – when I am flying.
Now is pretty good; at home, the stove is burning and I’ve cleared the inbox enough to feel that I can relax.
When my children arrived.
Realising that people are not always who they claim to be.
Right now, Get Lucky. I'm sure this will change.
Less travelling for work, more travelling for adventure.
Reece Shearsmith, Don Warrington, Sadie Frost, Rob Brydon, Eddie Izzard, Hilary Swank
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