The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?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.
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I try to be happy whenever I can. I don’t fret about what’s past and we don’t know if there will be a future, so I make as much as I can out of what’s here now.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 August 2018 source ↗
My granddaughter is only one, but she gives the best hugs. That’s when I’m happiest at the moment.
Running down a hill in midsummer sunshine aged eight, singing ELO's Mr Blue Sky.
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
I think when we were doing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. That was the first time that I was able to, on a regular basis, be funny.
Lasting this long.
As the world’s oldest living teenager.
Matt Smith, Nancy Pelosi, Ai Weiwei, Eddie Izzard, Beth Ditto, Val McDermid
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