By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
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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.
As the biggest, brightest, most bodacious badass that ever lived.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗
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I would like to be remembered for the quality of my work by people who don’t know me; and by the people who know me I’d like to be remembered for being good company.
Jennifer Hudson
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As a human who feels and loves just like everyone else feels and loves.
I couldn’t care less.
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My job. I want to get it right.
But it was really – it came across sinister. And for me, I really did listen to it. I accepted it. I tried to implement that. The reason why I say it’s the worst advice I ever received was that it was damaging to me because she was totally wrong. ... And so, when somebody who is successful tells you to do something, you try to do it, even when it damages you.
On Friday: my daughter won her volleyball game and my mom sent me videos, because I couldn’t be there. I cried wishing I’d been there to cheer her on.
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