Letter To My Younger Self
Keeley Hawes: “I felt very out of place. A bit of an ugly duckling thing”

Keeley Hawes: “I felt very out of place. A bit of an ugly duckling thing”
Cornelia Parker: “I try to see the best in situations, even violence and war”

Cornelia Parker: “I try to see the best in situations, even violence and war”
Alan Arkin: “When did I finally come to peace with myself? About a week ago”

Alan Arkin: “When did I finally come to peace with myself? About a week ago”
Werner Herzog: “Everything I have done is wonderful”

Werner Herzog: “Everything I have done is wonderful”
Bernard Cornwell: “Television should not be novelists’ ultimate goal”

Bernard Cornwell: “Television should not be novelists’ ultimate goal”
Gurinder Chadha: “Getting my stories out there… It hasn’t been easy”

Gurinder Chadha: “Getting my stories out there… It hasn’t been easy”
Ralf Little: “I’m starting to have this feeling I might never be a father”

Ralf Little: “I’m starting to have this feeling I might never be a father”
Neil Jordan: “I was homeless. The first thing that hits you is the shame”

Neil Jordan: “I was homeless. The first thing that hits you is the shame”
Harriet Harman: “I’m gutted there’s been no female Labour Prime Minister”

Harriet Harman: “I’m gutted there’s been no female Labour Prime Minister”
Neil Gaiman: “Stephen King gave me the best piece of advice but I ignored it”

Neil Gaiman: “Stephen King gave me the best piece of advice but I ignored it”
Julie Hesmondhalgh: “My fatal flaw in life? I suffered badly from jealousy”

Julie Hesmondhalgh: “My fatal flaw in life? I suffered badly from jealousy”
Scott Mills: “My confidence was non-existent when I joined Radio 1”

Scott Mills: “My confidence was non-existent when I joined Radio 1”
Katherine Jenkins: “My dad died when I was 15. He was the driving force”

Katherine Jenkins: “My dad died when I was 15. He was the driving force”
Mo Farah interview: “I never saw myself as a different colour”

Mo Farah interview: “I never saw myself as a different colour”
Martha Reeves: “I still feel like I haven’t reached the top of my talent”

Martha Reeves: “I still feel like I haven’t reached the top of my talent”
Carl Cox: “Maybe I wasn’t supposed to have children. But never say never”

Carl Cox: “Maybe I wasn’t supposed to have children. But never say never”
George Takei: “My closet years were tortuous – the constant fear of exposure”

George Takei: “My closet years were tortuous – the constant fear of exposure”
Grayson Perry: “The Daily Mail facilitated my sexual fetish!”


