“Oh, she giggled, didn’t she?”
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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.
Preferably not as the guy who played Gollum.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗
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Matthew Modine
American actor
As a kind person who cared for others.
Val McDermid
Scottish crime novel writer
I would like to be remembered for the quality of my work by people who don’t know me; and by the people who know me I’d like to be remembered for being good company.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
English actor
As an optimist.
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View profile →23 June last year. The fact that certain people have chosen for us to come out of Europe is one of the saddest, divisive and unthought-through events in my lifetime.
Putting ball bearings into Mum roll-on deodorant bottles in a factory, one summer when I was 17.
Being the father of three children.
Be in the moment.
I just thought I was going to go into graphics and painting, which is what I wanted to do.
I want you to make bold decisions. I want you to make your own choices.
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