Wherever I’m sitting, once I finish this questionnaire.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When I am painting.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗
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Burt Reynolds
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When I was under contract to Universal Pictures in 1959, just before I got my role on Riverboat.
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I think you can be happy every day, if you are in the flow.
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Whenever I'm with loved ones.
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