Richard Wilson
Scottish actor and theatre director
It’s up to them.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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.
I couldn’t care less.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 April 2026 source ↗
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Zoe Ball
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As Naughty Grandma – you know, the one who is always causing mischief at Christmas.
Clive James
Critic, essayist, poet and broadcaster
It’s here. I’ve always thought that it was here. If you play to the gallery, that’s posterity. The best you can hope for is another gallery after you’ve gone, but you won’t see it. Statistically, it’s unlikely that much of what one does will be read for ever. It may just be one or two poems. For example, my Japanese Maple poem is famous among people who own a Japanese maple.
As a nice person who did all she could to make a positive change in the world.
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I was stabbed in my 20s. It was a late-night mugging and, while taking my wallet, they stabbed me in my chest.
Our wedding weekend in Ireland.
Back in the day, when comedy was crueller, my monologues were full of terrible jokes about people, and you can’t apologise because then you’re asking people to forgive you. Your punishment is to walk around knowing you said these horrible things.
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