Ed Harris: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Ed Harris said elsewhere, not written here

Near head-on collision driving from Oklahoma to California back in the 70s.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

Others on this question

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Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

In dreams, but that’s about it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Joseph Fiennes English actor

Climbing in Tibet, surfing in Australia and a moment ago by a courgette cutter as I dithered over one of these questions.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

Tracey Ullman British and American actress

On a plane with Meryl Streep in 1984: the engines blew and we had to make an emergency landing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗

David Jason English actor

Diving in the Virgin Islands. I lost sight of the boat and had to swim to a tiny, deserted island. After a great deal of time, the rescue boat saw me waving for my life on the rocks.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 May 2021 source ↗