David Hasselhoff: What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?

The question

What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?

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David Hasselhoff

American actor, singer, and television personality

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

"You can't see your children for two weeks." (When I was going through my divorce.)

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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Indira Varma

Go back to where you came from.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2024 source ↗

Penny Lancaster

An English teacher said, “You’ll never make anything of yourself.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗

Lemn Sissay

When I was a child, a member of staff at Wood End Assessment Centre [a former children’s home in Wigan] bellowed: “He copies them poems off of Bob Marley records.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2023 source ↗

Kevin Rowland British singer

My dad said, “You’re going nowhere.” I was seven or eight.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2025 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When I was doing Knight Rider.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

Scuba diving in Costa Rica. My stunt double and I were trying out some equipment that let us talk to each other and I ran out of air at 80ft - probably because I talked too much. I had to use his air. Then we were surrounded by sharks. It was scary.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗