Tommy Hilfiger
American fashion designer
My first business, People's Place, went bankrupt in the mid-70s.
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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When I got to 40 and realised I hadn’t read all the books I needed to read to understand the world.
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Kirsty Wark
Scottish journalist and television presenter
Not singing in a band.
Three times when I lived in New York, I missed seeing David Bowie in real life by moments.
Not being a professional footballer.
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I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.
Judith Clark, on whom I based my character in the prison trilogy. She has served over 35 years and turned herself around. She is an inspiration.
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.
An actor. When I was really young, I wanted to be a fishmonger’s wife.
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