Carrie Fisher
Actor and writer
David Spade’s assistant.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Dolly Parton – she worked her way up from nothing.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2012 source ↗
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My president, a heroic figure—also good- humored, pretty smart, elegant; and if the rest of the world thinks he typifies America, I don’t mind at all.
Imelda Staunton
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Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
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A family of my own, I guess, though it terrifies me.
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