Joan Collins: What keeps you awake at night?

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Joan Collins

English actress and writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Worrying about my children.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Madhur Jaffrey Actress, cook, and TV host

Unfinished work and caffeine.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗

Alain de Botton Writer and philosopher; founder of The School of Life

failure. I dream of chapters I haven't written and things that I forgot to say in books I wrote three or seven years ago.

Recorded Charlotte Philby, My secret life, The Independent, 1 May 2009 source ↗

Griff Rhys Jones British actor and comedian

The next morning. It rarely turns out as bad as I think it’s going to be.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2017 source ↗

Wondering why I can’t sleep.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗

Watching dying babies on TV.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

Bill Clinton, I think he was a great president (who cares about his indiscretions?).

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2014 source ↗

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