Lionel Shriver
American author
As not having been tiresome.
Death & what remains
How would you want people to remember you?
213 answers answered between 1995 and 2026 one of 5 in 73 Questions
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
With a blue plaque.
Ray Mears
British woodsman and TV presenter
For being genuine.
Cynthia Nixon
American actress and politician
As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
Andy Serkis
English actor
Preferably not as the guy who played Gollum.
David Guetta
French DJ
As a nice person, I hope.
Meera Syal
British writer and actress
Often, with laughter.
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Actor and playwright
As someone who cared about others.
Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
Christopher Eccleston
English actor
As a loving father.
du Beke
English dancer and TV presenter
As a wonderful husband and a great father, and somebody who inspired others to pursue their own dreams, like Fred Astaire inspired me.
Gavin Rossdale
British musician
Funny and generous.
Samuel West
British actor, theatre director, and narrator
As someone who gave it a go.
Zoe Ball
British TV and radio personality
As Naughty Grandma – you know, the one who is always causing mischief at Christmas.
Julia Ormond
English actress
As having been loving and fun.
Victoria Derbyshire
British broadcaster
As someone who cared.
Adjoa Andoh
English actress
I don’t care if I’m not remembered.
Gregg Wallace
English broadcaster and writer
As the happy man who made happy television programmes.
Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
I don’t care if I am remembered or not.
Ardal O'Hanlon
Irish comedian and actor
I’d like a manoeuvre called after me, in the way Heimlich has.
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