Martin Freeman
English actor
It’s hard to beat David Attenborough. Everything he does is quality. I like people who make me proud to be British.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?
Relationships
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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.
Mike Leigh: his work is important.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2015 source ↗
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Kellie Maloney
Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician
The pope. I was brought up in the Catholic religion, and I think he is trying to make the church more accepting of all. He’s got a very hard job because the church is very stuck in its rightwing conservative ways.
Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.
Eugene Levy
Actor and writer
Deborah Divine.
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Too many things to mention.
Now. It would be corny if I say why.
Worrying about my kids.
I love being a father. I think there’s a great lie that we tell kids that pleasure creates happiness. Young people think: “Oh, if I get this, I’ll be happy.” But in a lot of ways it’s meeting your responsibilities that makes you happy. For me, I’ve just found that feeling like I’ve done a good job with the kids is a real source of happiness for me.
Words like achievement make me want to puke.
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