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 obviously, but also my work.
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Staying alive, being here at this age. So many songs. It’s crazy.
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Deciding what and who I wanted to be early on in life.
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That I’ve kept all my friendships with my school friends.
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Gossip and backstabbing.
Poetry. I start getting into a float state, and write stanzas and couplets in the middle of the night.
My trust in other people. I am rigorously honest.
As a force for good and a champion of the underdog.
I wanted to be in the army or a spy in the intelligence service.
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