Kelly Hoppen: What do you believe happens when we die? — FLAPSS

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What do you believe happens when we die?

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Kelly Hoppen

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I don’t know and I don’t really care, because I’ll be dead, so it won’t really matter.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

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I think we’re definitely gone, but I do think people leave traces everywhere from what they did in life, and live on and continue to make an impact through the ripple effect of that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

I hope I’ll find my mother and father in heaven. Only my father would probably say, “You can’t come and live here, boy!”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗

Disneyland x a million.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 February 2026 source ↗

Neil Gaiman Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

I like the idea of being atoms that other people can breathe in, and fabulous worm food.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2023 source ↗

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Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My mum. I was horrendous growing up – I was always arguing with her.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

“Your cooking sucks” – before I learned to cook in Covid.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

I had an opportunity many years ago to move to America and be given a daytime TV show. The kids were quite young and I decided not to, but looking back I wish I had done it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

I can’t bear people who lie.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

Nothing: I live in the now.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

When my daughter and my stepdaughters were feeling unhappy, we used to pretend to unlock something in their heart and then pour golden liquid into them, and it always warmed them. For me, that’s what love feels like – a warm feeling inside.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

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