Jason Manford
English comedian and singer
Being able to buy my parents a house.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?
Relationships
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Words like achievement make me want to puke.
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My daughter. She’s awesome and it’s because I’m awesome. Lol.
Joely Richardson
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My one-woman show playing Emily Dickinson: two hours by myself on stage and over 50 performances. I’m really happy I had the guts to do that.
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Pulling Sandra.
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Now. It would be corny if I say why.
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I love being a father. I think there’s a great lie that we tell kids that pleasure creates happiness. Young people think: “Oh, if I get this, I’ll be happy.” But in a lot of ways it’s meeting your responsibilities that makes you happy. For me, I’ve just found that feeling like I’ve done a good job with the kids is a real source of happiness for me.
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