Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor and filmmaker
In 1926 and in the maternity room.
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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.
Getting my full Equity card as a professional performer.
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When I was shooting The Player – I was in love with life and fulfilled by my creative experience.
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I am pretty happy right now. I have just got back from a dog walk. I have loads of nice work coming out. I am feeling pretty chipper.
Alexander Armstrong
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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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We drift off to a beautiful place where we live a better, fuller life than what we’ve left.
A hand-painted beaded dress from New York. It weighs about 16lb and cost me £4,000, 30 years ago.
I don’t say that I’m perfect but there’s nothing that I deplore.
Gloria Hunniford’s wedding at Hever Castle 20-odd years ago. We had a lovely buffet and a few drinks and then I had to get a cab back to the train station. I said to the driver: “I’m ever so sorry, but I’m not going to be able to hang on till I get to the train. Could you possibly take me down this alleyway?” He said: “Yes, of course.” As I prepared myself to go “to the ladies”, this police car came along and the policeman said: “Hi-de-Hi!”
Stay out of other people’s business.
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