Minnie Driver
British and American actress
With great stories.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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.
For being genuine.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗
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Jane Birkin
Singer, songwriter, actor
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
Samuel West
British actor, theatre director, and narrator
As someone who gave it a go.
Alison Steadman
British actress
As an honest person who liked a laugh.
More from Ray Mears
View profile →Right now. I live in the present.
In a helicopter crash in Wyoming in 2005. My cameraman broke his back and both legs; the pilot broke his back. The helicopter didn’t catch fire, so I’m still here today.
The sound of nightingales, but it is the most lovely sound. If someone said it was an elf playing a flute, I would believe them.
My wife, Ruth, because she holds the fort, making it possible for me to do what I do.
While tracking wolves in Idaho, we came across a wolf carcass. It was likely the pack had been poisoned in a deliberate act. I am a hunter, but I respect wildlife and I also respect predators.
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