Mark Steel: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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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.

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Mark Steel

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Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2025 source ↗

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Rosalind Eleazar

“Oh, she giggled, didn’t she?”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗

Russell Howard British comedian and presenter

I would just like to be remembered.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗

Andy Serkis English actor

Preferably not as the guy who played Gollum.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗

Eve Ensler American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist

As being useful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2019 source ↗

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My kids. I think if you don’t want to say sorry to your kids you’ve been an appalling parent.

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At 16, I thought I’d be part of transforming the world into a socialist egalitarian arena of peace and justice. I’m not sure we’ve quite managed it.

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Should talk less.

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When I had cancer. I was having a shave and thought: “Are you meant to have a big hard lump on one side of your neck?”

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

When I was 16, my dad got drunk at the Oval cricket ground and harangued Sir Garry Sobers, possibly the greatest cricketer of all time, because he didn’t agree with who he’d given as man of the match.

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Younger people being amazed that I know what song they’re listening to.

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