Ice-T
American rapper and actor
To be born independently wealthy.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The bits that consumed me with guilt.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗
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View all 203 →I’d give my younger self the lessons I’ve learned over the years, sparing myself the need to figure everything out so publicly.
Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
The time I told my father I hated him, causing him a lot of pain. He passed away six years ago, and my mother eight years ago.
Christy Turlington Burns
American model
I might speed up a few details, but wouldn’t change anything, other than my dad still being here.
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View profile →Not becoming a ballerina.
'Excuse me, madam, you have a thong hanging out of your handbag.'
Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago.
Shooting hosiery on top of an iceberg and getting my backside stuck to it.
As a little bit naughty and a lot nice.
French kissing on Tower Bridge under a full moon in the wee small hours.
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