As a force for good and a champion of the underdog.
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
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View all 214 →By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
As someone who got the absolute most out of themselves.
For being joyful.
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View profile →Preparing for Sound Of Metal. Feeling challenged and overwhelmed and lost in something is very fulfilling.
The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.
Openness, curiosity and compassion.
Some of my teachers. I was a bit of a handful as a kid. They were just trying to do their job and I made it very difficult.
I wanted to perform in some way, but I didn’t think it was viable. Teachers told me I should be a barrister, because I was always arguing with them.
Less admin, emails, phone calls; more space to think, read and sleep.
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