Growing old alone.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗
The question
What is your greatest fear?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Lily Tomlin
Comedian and actor
Being onstage and forgetting why I’m there.
Bartees Strange
musician
I think that it’s easier to navigate the horrors and strangeness of life once you realize that everyone around you feels the same.
Carrie Fisher
Actor and writer
A bad death . . . fast or slow.
Helena Bonham Carter
Actor
The loss of anything, be it a loved one or a faculty—my sight, hearing, or mind.
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I don't believe in discrimination when it comes to animals.
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