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.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗
John Wooden, when he was the number one basketball coach in the world. He just said to the bottom five players, “You don't get to play. You're sparring partners.” The top seven did all the playing.
All the Paralympic athletes.
The king – because he’s been through quite a bit and I think he’s come out the other side brilliantly.
Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.
Unmade bed surrounded by books, writing utensils, and the dog; a plate of demolished toast with butter on my chest; loved ones puttering not too close but not too far.
To lose the ability to do my work.
An “elastic” sense of time (fancy way of saying I am late a lot).
Casual cruelty; the wearing of essential oils.
Alison Steadman, Harry Hill, Burt Reynolds, Una Stubbs, David Baddiel, Rachel Whiteread
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