Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
As someone who made a difference.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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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
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 good person.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2022 source ↗
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I only really care about my own opinion of myself, and my family and friends’ opinion of me. The rest is just noise.
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My vain side would like to be remembered as someone who did good for others in some way. But I would be happy if my children remembered me.
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My epitaph says: 'We'll make this a comedy yet.' I've already planned it.
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My children’s education.
It feels like all is possible.
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