My wife (Borat voice).
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What do you do when you feel creatively blocked or stuck?
Craft & work
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How does a new work begin for you?
Craft & work
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What made you decide to stop something you were known for, and how did you know it was time?
Time & hindsight
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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Do you rely on inspiration or discipline to make work?
Craft & work
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How do you know when a piece of work is finished?
Craft & work
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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.
I really admire Meryl Streep. I am a very big Bette Davis fan. And I like Anjelica Huston, who also directs.
Andrew D. Goulet, Interview, The Harvard Crimson, 5 October 2001 source ↗
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Aung San Suu Kyi, for her resilience and determination.
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Dawn French, because I am sitting next to her and she says if I don’t say her, she will hurt me.
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I know what I’m doing when I’m doing it but I almost don’t know what I’m doing when I’m doing it.
I know when it’s completed but I don’t have a formula for this.
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