Burt Reynolds
American actor
He gave people laughter.
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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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.
As an honest man.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
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Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
He came, he laughed, he left.
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London since 2016
As a mayor who made London better for all Londoners, and as a good husband and dad.
Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
It would be nice just to be remembered.
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View profile →My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
If war stopped.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
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