Susan Calman
Scottish comedian
Not giving up comedy, because it took six or seven years before I started earning a living.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
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Come back to me the night before I pop my clogs.
Haven’t done it yet.
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My debut album.
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Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.
As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
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