Charlotte Rampling
English actress
I cry a lot, every day.
What most recently made you cry?
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Yesterday: my daughter accidentally hit me in the balls.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2020 source ↗
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Steffi Graf
German tennis player
He said it was guacamole. It was wasabi.
I cry every day. Sometimes out of frustration. I do grieve my mum, so I allow the grief to sit until it’s not there any more.
Roger Allam
English actor
Reading aloud the last two pages of a book about Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell. It was about his relationship with his cat, and a letter to a friend whose dog had died. It’s about letting the unexpected happen to you, and how that can really be what life is about.
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Realising I was never going to achieve the grades to become a vet.
David Attenborough. Not only has he taught us so much, but he’s also brought so much happiness to so many people.
Closing down social media or having more dogs.
I pulled a chair away from a girl who was just about to sit down on our second day of primary school. She farted when she hit the floor and everyone laughed.
She’s Gone by Hall and Oates, but with the words changed to He’s Gone.
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