Lleyton Hewitt
Australian professional tennis player
As someone who got the absolute most out of themselves.
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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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 citizen, a person involved in my community.
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Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
As someone who left the world slightly more interesting than he found it.
Michael Flatley
American step dancer
I think any of us will be lucky to be remembered at all.
Jane Asher
English actress and author
If my children remember me as fondly as I remember my mum, that would be a treat.
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When I was 13, I was on a bicycle and got hit by a taxi in New York.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.
Everybody, now and before, who was fleeing for their lives and wasn’t allowed into our country.
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