Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor and martial artist
Wow, so many – Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Will Smith.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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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.
The Queen. Her like has not been seen before and I doubt it will ever be again.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗
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My manager and friend Colin Lester, who has protected me through the good times and the bad.
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