Jane Birkin: How would you want people to remember you?

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How would you want people to remember 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.

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Jane Birkin

Singer, songwriter, actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Not at all! I don’t think that you can really choose what people will like, or say, or even remember about you. I mean, my God, probably the Birkin bag will be known. … If I look myself to find out the date of something — and the first thing that pops up is that bloody bag! I think it’ll be “Je T’aime Moi Non Plus,” when I go feet first, that’ll be the tune they’ll play on the television, and then talk about the bag

The Talks, 18 November 2020 source ↗

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John Waters American filmmaker

As a funny guy who surprised you once in a while.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

Milton Jones

By people smiling or shaking their heads. I’ll even take rolling their eyes.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

Helen Skelton

As someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

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