Richard Wilson
Scottish actor and theatre director
It’s up to them.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What happens when we die?
Death & what remains
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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 a man who tried to respect everyone, treating them with a smile and with due regard, despite the limitations of being human.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗
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Michael Stipe
American singer
As kind, unafraid and boldly vulnerable – and immensely talented, like, mega supernova level. And super hot. And tall. With great skin.
Rosie Jones
British comedian and actress
As someone who was happy, silly and went out there, unafraid, and did what she wanted to do.
Robert Carlyle
Scottish actor
As an honest man.
More from Andrea Bocelli
View profile →Earthly life is merely the infancy of our soul. What comes after physical death is, I imagine, like returning home.
As a young man I had a car accident on a foggy night that left the vehicle looking like a squashed box, even though, by some miracle, I walked away unscathed.
I fear the arrogance we are all at risk of, the pride that pushes us to put “I” in place of “God”. More prosaically, I fear physical pain because it risks stripping us of our dignity.
When each of my three children was born.
Lack of humility, the absence of goodness.
The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.
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