I’m not thrilled with my lack of commitment to feminism in my 20s.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I would have started therapy earlier.
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Riz Ahmed
British actor and rapper
I would care less about what people think.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
That Sparks predates the Beatles and it’s kind of all too obvious where they got a lot of their inspiration.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 May 2025 source ↗
Harry Redknapp
English football player and manager
I was probably too cheeky to chairmen over the years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗
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View profile →On a plane, watching a movie.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
Greta Thunberg, for obvious reasons.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
I have a habit of sabotaging the moment in pursuit of perfection.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
My 13-year-old self, for all the resentment.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
Finding something that I love doing and getting paid for it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
Rats. We had one swim up our loo recently, it was horrific.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
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