With dozens upon dozens of beautiful women weeping over my casket.
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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.
As a half-decent actor.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
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As somebody who tried.
As a nice old man.
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As Naughty Grandma – you know, the one who is always causing mischief at Christmas.
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View profile →Last Christmas I was clipped by a train. Mum was dying so my head was elsewhere. I was walking home and had to cross one of those crossings that say, “Stop, look and listen.” I didn’t do any of those things, and I had my headphones in so I couldn’t even hear the train. It clipped my left elbow.
A Christian Dior coat.
I wanted to be a prosthetic makeup artist after watching A Nightmare On Elm Street.
Insomnia. I go to bed at 9.30pm and listen to Radio 4.
Yesterday, because grief creeps up on you.
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