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You ask the questions

An occasional interview series in which the Observer invites readers and celebrity fans to provide questions for a much-loved cultural figure

  • Tilda Swinton photographed by Lillie Eiger for the Observer. Hair by Declan Shiels, makeup by Sam Bryant; fashion editor: Jo Jones; fashion assistant: Sam Deaman. Shirt by Charles Jeffrey Loverboy.

    ‘I am all for strangeness’: Tilda Swinton on artistic integrity, acting and the afterlife

    The Oscar-winning Scottish actor answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson and Elton John
  • Werner Herzog photographed at home in Los Angeles last month.

    ‘I am not that much in pursuit of happiness’: Werner Herzog on beer, yoga and what he would ask God

    The pioneering German film‑maker, actor and writer answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including John Waters, Nicole Kidman and Wim Wenders
  • Swinton at Venice film festival, 2020.

    Send us your questions for Tilda Swinton

    If there’s something you’d love to ask the daring and versatile actor, about to take on two roles in Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter, now is your chance
  • Werner Herzog.

    Send us your questions for Werner Herzog

    Burning to know something about the veteran German director? Let us know and we’ll put it to him
  • Chrissie Hynde in a Sun Records T-shirt

    Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

    The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm
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    Send us your questions for Chrissie Hynde

    Got something to ask the Pretenders frontwoman? Send it our way and we’ll put it to her
  • Mark Rylance standing with his palms against a wall

    ‘Don’t be frightened of chaos’: Mark Rylance answers questions from readers and famous fans

    The revered actor, passionate activist and I Ching devotee fields queries on self-doubt, levelling up the arts, and turning loss into beauty
  • Mark Rylance.

    Send us your questions for Mark Rylance

    Got something to ask the acclaimed actor? Send it our way and we’ll put it to him
  • Sam Mendes

    Sam Mendes: ‘Who would make a great Bond villain? José Mourinho’

    In an extraordinary career on stage and screen, the director has always pushed boundaries – and is now making his debut as a screenwriter. He answers questions from famous fans and Observer readers
  • Sam Mendes at the 2020 Bafta ceremony

    Send us your questions for Sam Mendes

    Got something to ask the film and theatre director? Send it our way and we’ll put it to him
  • Adam Kay

    Adam Kay: ‘If you were casting yourself, wouldn’t you choose Ben Whishaw?’

    The doctor turned comedy writer talks about his intensely personal new memoir and takes questions from politicians, health workers, authors and Observer readers
  • Adam Kay

    Send us your questions for Adam Kay

    Got something to ask the doctor turned comedian and author? Send it our way and we’ll put it to him
  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates: ‘Vaccines are a miracle. It’s mind-blowing somebody could say the opposite’

    The Microsoft co-founder takes questions from scientists, academics and readers on Ukraine, Covid, Jeffrey Epstein and more
  • Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode photographed by David Vintiner for the Observer New Review.

    Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’

    Radio’s odd couple take questions from actors, directors and Observer readers about optimism, the films they disagree on – and biscuits
  • Bill Gates, 2021.

    Send us your questions for Bill Gates

    Got something to ask the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist? Send it our way and we’ll put it to him
  • Simon Mayo, left, and Mark Kermode.

    Send us your questions for Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo

    Got something to ask the film critics and broadcasters? Send it our way and we’ll put it to them
  • Johnny Marr

    Johnny Marr: ‘When I play Smiths songs I experience this huge wave of elation’

    On the eve of his new double album, the acclaimed songwriter takes questions from musicians, politicians and readers
  • Johnny Marr performing at the Roundhouse in London, 2019.

    Send us your questions for Johnny Marr

    Got something to ask the prolific Mancunian guitar hero? Send it our way and we’ll put it to him
  • Michaela Coel.

    Michaela Coel: ‘Sometimes pain is something to be grateful for’

    The actor, writer and creator of I May Destroy You, answers questions from famous fans and Observer readers
  • Michaela Coel.

    Send us your questions for Michaela Coel

    The actor, writer and director is about to publish her first book – let us know what you’d like to ask her
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