Armistead Maupin
American writer
Not a lawyer, which was what I told everyone, because my father wanted me to be one.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A pop star: I loved music from a very young age.
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Pauline McLynn
Irish character actress and author
A hairdresser – I still want to be a hairdresser.
Julia Ormond
English actress
A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
Rick Astley
Singer, songwriter and radio presenter
When I was about 14 and got my first drum kit, I wanted to be a drummer in a band like the Police.
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These are the happiest days. I love the process of getting older and, sometimes, wiser.
Not drinking alcohol.
Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.
I’ve always enjoyed all my jobs, whether it was cleaning the stairs for my piano teacher or working at Lister hospital one summer.
When I was three and had meningitis.
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