The Observer's faces of 2020
Headline makers of the past year talk about the highs and lows of their time in the spotlight
Scottie Pippen: 'I told Michael Jordan I wasn’t too pleased with The Last Dance'
Van Jones: 'Joe Biden is a romantic idealist in the age of cynicism and snark'
Anya Taylor-Joy: 'I likened Beth's passion for chess to my passion for acting. It's a calling'
Jen Reid: 'I felt a surge of power. Colston is gone. Now there's a new girl in town'
Neil Ferguson: 'I gave them an open goal to some extent'
Joe Wicks: 'I believe when you give, give, give, the world ends up giving back'
Laura Adlington: ‘I feel honoured that Bake Off brought a bit of joy this year’
Patrick Hutchinson: 'My natural instinct is to protect the vulnerable'
Captain Tom: 'I've always believed things will get better. The sun will shine again'
Weruche Opia: 'I told my team I didn't want the sassy rude girl roles any more'
Waleed Nesyif: ‘I got hundreds of messages after Once Upon a Time in Iraq'
Carole Baskin: ‘After Tiger King, my phone rang every two minutes for months'
Nathan Law: 'No one knows when I can go back to Hong Kong'
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