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As devastatingly talented, gorgeous and wise, but I’m not betting on it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2021 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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Brendan Gleeson
Irish actor and director
With tenderness.
Cynthia Nixon
American actress and politician
As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
Gemma Chan
British Chinese actress
Just to be remembered at all would be enough.
Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
As being useful.
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