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As an honest man.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
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How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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Gavin Rossdale
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Funny and generous.
Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
Adjoa Andoh
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I don’t care if I’m not remembered.
Alice Eve
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With daily rituals across the world.
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All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
If war stopped.
My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
The birth of my first child, July 4 2002.
The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.
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