Matthew Modine
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As a kind person who cared for others.
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As a nice old man.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗
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As someone who cared about others.
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If I am remembered at all that would be nice. I won’t be picky.
As the dark-haired bird from Bananarama.
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Keep working, improving your step.
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!”
Trying to exercise authority over one.
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