Letter To My Younger Self
Jay Rayner: ‘Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man’

Jay Rayner: ‘Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man’
Julia Donaldson: ‘I didn’t want to be a writer, I wanted to be an actress’

Julia Donaldson: ‘I didn’t want to be a writer, I wanted to be an actress’
Gregory Porter: “I harvested moments from my life to put into songwriting”

Gregory Porter: “I harvested moments from my life to put into songwriting”
Max Richter: “I was furious with the world… it was the apex of Thatcherism”

Max Richter: “I was furious with the world… it was the apex of Thatcherism”
David Lammy: ‘I have to be robust in public but I don’t feel that way inside’

David Lammy: ‘I have to be robust in public but I don’t feel that way inside’
Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: ‘There’s a common misconception that we’re miserable’

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: ‘There’s a common misconception that we’re miserable’
Alesha Dixon: “The biggest risk brought the biggest pay-off”

Alesha Dixon: “The biggest risk brought the biggest pay-off”
Why we all need to adopt Richard Dreyfuss’ attitude towards depression

Why we all need to adopt Richard Dreyfuss’ attitude towards depression
Chris Stein: “I still feel protective about Debbie”

Chris Stein: “I still feel protective about Debbie”
Craig Charles’ struggle as a working-class artist still feels too familiar

Craig Charles’ struggle as a working-class artist still feels too familiar
Sally Wainwright: “My younger self willed being a top writer into happening”

Sally Wainwright: “My younger self willed being a top writer into happening”
Robbie Robertson: “My teenage self wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had”

Robbie Robertson: “My teenage self wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had”
Michael Cashman: “I love young me for having the guts to commit to something”

Michael Cashman: “I love young me for having the guts to commit to something”
Laurence Fox: ‘Twitter is quite sad, actually. There is a lot of nastiness’

Laurence Fox: ‘Twitter is quite sad, actually. There is a lot of nastiness’
Maxine Peake wishes she’d tackled bullying in showbiz head-on

Maxine Peake wishes she’d tackled bullying in showbiz head-on
Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel

Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel
The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for TV

The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for TV
Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”

Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”
Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
