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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

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Ben Kingsley English actor
More sleep. I am sleep-deprived at the moment. I've just done four films back to back and I am about to start another one, so it is very tough – and wonderful.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗
Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter
Being better at the computer. Then I could be more self-sufficient.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗
Tippi Hedren American actress
A whole ton of money, to solve the problem of keeping the rescued big cats at the reserve safe.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2014 source ↗
Nicholas Parsons English actor, straight man and presenter
If there was a miracle pill that helped you to feel physically the same as you are mentally.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗
I just did it. I wanted to lose weight and respect my body more, and I’ve lost 31 pounds in three months.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2019 source ↗
Madhur Jaffrey Actress, cook, and TV host
If only I could drive. I have tried learning. I almost demolished James Ivory’s house in America. That was scary; I never drove again.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗
Two ears. I am deaf in my right ear and I’ve just developed musical tinnitus – it’s not an interesting tune and you don’t choose it. I had three weeks of Hare Krishna night and day. Then it changed to Rod Stewart’s Sailing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

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