Susan Calman
Scottish comedian
Looking at conspiracy theories about JFK on the internet.
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Failure & regret
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What most recently made you cry?
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Death & what remains
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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Worry about work: it’s a precarious business being an actor.
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All the things that seem very unimportant and manageable the next morning.
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A good film, a good book, a good script, a long phone call.
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That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
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