Isabelle Huppert
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A good film, a good book, a good script, a long phone call.
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Everything. I’ve one of those brains that doesn’t quieten down.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗
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James Bay
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Everything in my head.
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Not much. Given that I’m up and active most mornings around 5am, I’ve had enough of everything by 9pm.
Louis Walsh
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The X Factor (wondering about song choices) and watching TV. I’m a night person, and don’t go to sleep until 3am or 4am.
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