As much as my writing is so important to me and it’s the work I’m here to do, by far the more important thing to me is the people I love.
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2024 source ↗
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He gave people laughter.
As a nice person who always put others before myself. I’d also like my own posthumous tartan.
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My recent battle with cancer.
Aside from the night that my wife said yes, creating Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, and employing thousands of dancers for the last 30 years.
I always try to see the good. I never look for the bad.
You’re going to come up against brick walls in life. You’ve got to go over them, under them, around them, or crash through them, but somehow or other you’ve got to get to the other side.
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