Joan Collins: What thought won't let you sleep?

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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

Ian McEwan British novelist and screenwriter

The BBC World Service followed by the dawn chorus.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 August 2018 source ↗

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

My children, because they come with me wherever I go.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Simon Bird English actor and comedian

Just crippling existential dread.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

One after the other, thoughts come banging in – and it’s no sleep for you tonight, dearie.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 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 ↗

Watching dying babies on TV.

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

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