The actor on her latest stage epic, the refugee crisis — and why she doesn’t much like going to the theatre

The veteran financier on the Big Bang, banking’s boomtime and the scandals that scuppered his peerage

The former Federal Reserve chair warns that presidential attacks on her successor ‘undermine stability’

Apple’s chief design officer on Steve Jobs, the $5bn new campus — and why the unforeseen consequences of tech keep him awake

Fourteen years after his failed bid for the White House, is the former secretary of state gearing up for another attempt?

City campaigner on juggling work and family and the battle for diversity

The man who spent 20 years making mega-deals and enemies on feuds, A-listers and why ‘vulnerability was a sin’

The patriarch on Macron’s time at Rothschild, almost merging with Lehman — and why he’s inspired by the coach of Les Bleus

The activist on the occupation, balancing teenage life and politics — and the slap that landed her in prison

The cellist talks about humility, mid-gig aerobics and whether he would play for Trump

The activist on Brexit, Labour party power struggles and anti-Semitism on the left

The original ‘enfant terrible’ of French fashion on why his teddy bear is his ultimate muse

The White House and Wall St powerbroker on race, his friends the Clintons and being a Beltway insider

Japan’s most popular PM on Elvis Presley, nuclear power — and why he doesn’t regret his support for the Iraq invasion

Chairman of the biggest independent oil trader talks about the art of living dangerously

Since changing gender, the Tedx Talk star has been on a mission to show how tech can improve lives

The grand consigliere of American diplomacy talks about Putin, the new world order — and the meaning of Trump

On his yacht in Lagos, he talks about his ambitious oil refinery — and his dream of buying Arsenal

The VR pioneer talks about Silicon Valley myths, shepherds’ flutes and why we should be paid for using social media

The lawyer-cum-blogger on the failing justice system and a life in the shadows

The novelist talks about literature, longevity — and why she’s still bothered by a single word she wrote in 1987

The auto titan on an industry in turmoil, executive pay — and pitting your employees against each other

Japan’s most radical new literary voice on taking aim at her country’s taboos

The controversial psychologist on gender roles, his ‘multimedia empire’ and the problem with identity politics

The Hollywood bad boy on ‘Star Wars’, getting stoned at Trump Tower — and his friendship with Mike Pence