Abigail Breslin
American actress
Christmas 2007 – I got hair straighteners.
When were you happiest?
Question
What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
Question
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
Question
Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
Question
Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
Question
What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
Question
What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 577 →
Russell Tovey
English actor
Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
Paul McKenna
British hypnotist and TV personality
Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
Lorraine Pascale
British model and cook
When my daughter Ella was born.
More from Nish Kumar
View profile →As the man who never died.
I learned how to play The Wind Cries Mary guitar solo.
Most of the people that saw me do comedy between the years 2007 and 2012.
I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
Describing the plot of Roma.
Anything from the concept of human mortality to a faux pas I made at a party in 2005.
More on time & hindsight
- What is the most important lesson life has taught you? 137 answers
- What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore? 77 answers
- What scares you about getting older? 61 answers
- What is the best advice you have ever received? 28 answers
- If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere, what would it say and why? 23 answers
- What is something you were told by a parent, teacher, or mentor that you still repeat to yourself? 22 answers
Also answered this
Stuart Broad, Jesse Jackson, Marina Abramović, Greta Scacchi, George Takei, Harry Redknapp
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All time & hindsight questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject