Sally Phillips
British actress
I'm flighty. Yesterday, Peter Tatchell. Today, Jennifer Saunders.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗
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Fear of the future.
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.
If someone could answer my emails.
I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
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