John Waters
American filmmaker
As a funny guy who surprised you once in a while.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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How close have you come to death?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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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.
Just to be remembered at all would be enough.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2018 source ↗
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John Malkovich
American actor
By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
My epitaph says: 'We'll make this a comedy yet.' I've already planned it.
Bozoma Saint John
Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix
As the biggest, brightest, most bodacious badass that ever lived.
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