Michael Flatley
American step dancer
I think any of us will be lucky to be remembered at all.
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When were you happiest?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What is your greatest fear?
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Originally asked
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.
If my children remember me as fondly as I remember my mum, that would be a treat.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗
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Robert Carlyle
Scottish actor
As an honest man.
As the dark-haired bird from Bananarama.
Ann Dowd
American actress
As a good person.
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View profile →The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.
Not to take anything for granted.
When I was a teenager, I laughed at a joke I didn’t understand. Whoever told the joke turned to me and said, “What are you laughing at?” Of course I didn’t know and he obviously knew I didn’t know. It was excruciating.
The amazing women standing up against the Taliban.
Fine dining when it goes wrong.
I’ve always been frightened of the dark. I sometimes wonder whether it stems from being away filming from the age of five. I can remember being devastatingly homesick and having a little nightlight I used to look at to reassure myself things were all right.
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