The Observer's faces of 2014
Headline makers of the past year talk about the highs and lows of their time in the spotlight
Helen Macdonald: ‘I was feral, I identified with the hawk, took on her character’
Muna Hassan: ‘One of us mentioned vaginas and Michael Gove went really red!’
Douglas Carswell: ‘There’s no longer any point talking about traditional party loyalties’
Young Fathers: ‘I saw the excitement in my parents’ eyes and felt proud to be in this group’
Dee Kelly: ‘I wouldn’t change anything about my life. My past is what’s made me’
Kellie Maloney: ‘I achieved a lot as Frank. I could never totally lose him’
Ebola doctor Geraldine O’Hara: ‘Nothing can prepare you for seeing healthy young people die’
Paul Cummins: ‘I won’t make any more poppies, because of what they signify’
Jade Etherington: ‘Slowly, I started to believe that I could actually ski a bit’
Fernandinho: ‘We will have to answer questions about that game for the rest of our lives’
Gillian Anderson: ‘Comedy doesn’t often come my way. I don’t know what I need to do to prove I can be funny’
Lindsay Lohan interview: ‘I needed to grow up and London was a better place to do that than anywhere else’
The former child star has been most famous for her run-ins with the police in recent years, but a move to the UK and her stage debut here have changed all that, she tells Tim Adams
