Sienna Miller
British actress
Liu Xiaobo, for his dignity and wisdom. If we could all have a dose of that perspective, the world would be a better place.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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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.
Bill Drummond, Thomas Bangalter and Jay-Z.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗
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Burt Reynolds
American actor
My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.
Paul Hollywood
English baker and chef
My mum, for bringing up three lads.
Prue Leith
South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer
Desmond Tutu. If there is a God, He must find his Cape Town archbishop a big relief from the humourlessness of pontificating prelates.
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Cleaning toilets in a motorway service station.
Realising that success wasn't going to keep me happy all my life.
When I was a child and I got a new toy.
My microphone cost me six grand.
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