Letter To My Younger Self
Richard Dreyfuss: “I was raised in a very left-wing community”

Richard Dreyfuss: “I was raised in a very left-wing community”
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’
Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’

Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’
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”

Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”

Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”
Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”

Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”
Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing

Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey

Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
