Alexander Armstrong
English actor, comedian, broadcaster and singer
Now. Although I am on tour and I will be deliriously happy when that finishes, because I'll be back home.
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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.
Today, waking up in the dark hours of the morning with a litter of puppies snoozing on my bed.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 February 2021 source ↗
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Tim Rice
English lyricist and author
When I was seven. I remember it as a golden time, long gone.
When I changed the toner cartridge in my printer all on my own – that was a day of pure euphoria.
Michael Palin
English actor
Flying in over London on a cool, clean morning after a long time away.
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View profile →I don’t know. I prefer it that way.
Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
We don’t play songs at funerals where I’m from, but if they had to – Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean.
That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
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