Paul O'Grady: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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Paul O'Grady

British comedian, actor and television presenter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I don’t care, because I won’t be here.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

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Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

He came, he laughed, he left.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗

Alison Steadman British actress

As an honest person who liked a laugh.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

Toyah Willcox English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter

For winning that elusive Oscar.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Ralf Little English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer

Simply as a man who put a smile on the face of everyone he met.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

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Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

When I watched a series called Pose. The hospital scenes took me right back to when we were going through the Aids years. It’s the same with It’s a Sin.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When I hit 30 and managed to get a council flat in London. It was in the most terrible state, but it was bliss to have a flat of my own.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2009 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

I had a bad heart attack 20 years ago: I think I slid off the mortal coil for about 30 seconds.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

To work in a dry cleaner’s.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

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