Carrie Fisher
Actor and writer
David Spade’s assistant.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Aretha Franklin. I mean, she’s Aretha! That says it all.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗
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Danielle Steel
Novelist
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.
Isla Fisher
Australian actress
David Walliams, for making the transition from comic actor to bestselling kids’ author. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do the same.
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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
As a human who feels and loves just like everyone else feels and loves.
I wouldn’t change a thing. Every experience is a lesson learned.
Professionally, receiving my first Grammy from Whitney Houston.
I’ve loved all my jobs, even when I worked at Burger King.
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