RJ
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?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.
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View all 213 →I don’t care that much about legacy. Within family I do, but not externally.
Anita Rani
British broadcaster and journalist
As the billionaire philanthropist Anita Rani, who helped bring education to huge numbers of young women around the world.
A loving father and wonderful husband, and the best actor of my generation!
John Malkovich
American actor
By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
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Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West).
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
Lack of magnesium.
I ran 10k once. I’ve got a medal.
A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.
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