Kiell Smith-Bynoe: How would you sum yourself up in three words? — FLAPSS

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How would you sum yourself up in three words?

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Kiell Smith-Bynoe

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Very silly boy.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

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Marcus Brigstocke

Big. Funny. Man.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2025 source ↗

Toni Morrison Novelist and editor; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1993

You are your best thing.

Recorded Epic Quotes, Interview, Epic Quotes, 25 July 2020 source ↗

Curious, suggestible, silly.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Living a fairytale.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

Being alone and other people getting busier with families and life.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Being giving to the detriment of myself.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Realising what adulthood is after waiting so long to get here.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Making my mum proud.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

A plane that I’m on plunging into the sea. Aside from that, pigeons.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

Gulliver’s Travels at Adelaide Fringe.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

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