Julia Ormond
English actress
As having been loving and fun.
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As a nice person who always put others before myself. I’d also like my own posthumous tartan.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗
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Erin O'Connor
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As a little bit naughty and a lot nice.
Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
As someone who loved her family and friends, worked hard, got successful and had a lovely time in the process.
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress and activist
Maybe a skilful bronze face somewhere. Or a small but helpful scholarship for a drama student or singer to study singing.
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A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
Something that you can’t describe or put in a box. It changes daily and surprises you when you least expect.
Martin Scorsese. I was, let’s say, slightly tactile with him during a Q&A; I was more nervous than I’ve been about anything. I kept tapping his knee, it might even have been bruised by the end.
When I was a kid I was a chambermaid in my family’s hotel, and I once found a strap-on that someone had left behind.
I had a car crash not long after passing my test, driving mates to a club on a Saturday night. Thankfully, everyone was OK – as was my dad about his car, which was a write-off.
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