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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
He gave people laughter.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
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View all 213 →For bringing positivity to people.
As a man who tried his best to entertain.
Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
I only really care about my own opinion of myself, and my family and friends’ opinion of me. The rest is just noise.
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View profile →When I was under contract to Universal Pictures in 1959, just before I got my role on Riverboat.
I wouldn’t have done the naked centrefold in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1972.
The psalm would be the 23rd. I’ll have to think about the song.
Dozens of women – I think you’ll figure out why.
My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.
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