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If my children remember me as fondly as I remember my mum, that would be a treat.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗
The question
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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View all 213 →As a nice person who did all she could to make a positive change in the world.
Jonnie Peacock
British athlete
Someone happy and cheeky who tried to change perceptions.
To have made people healthier and happier.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
As a complex and brilliant man.
More from Jane Asher
View profile →When I was a teenager, I laughed at a joke I didn’t understand. Whoever told the joke turned to me and said, “What are you laughing at?” Of course I didn’t know and he obviously knew I didn’t know. It was excruciating.
The amazing women standing up against the Taliban.
Doing an episode of Doctors was a bit of a nadir.
Not to take anything for granted.
Mental cruelty.
I’ve always been frightened of the dark. I sometimes wonder whether it stems from being away filming from the age of five. I can remember being devastatingly homesick and having a little nightlight I used to look at to reassure myself things were all right.
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