Erin Doherty: 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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Erin Doherty

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The three things I strive for are authenticity, presence and empathy. You’d have to ask my loved ones if I’m pulling them off.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

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Giovanna Fletcher

Prepared, focused, a bit silly.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗

Happy, loyal and late.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

Lovely but useless.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2024 source ↗

Neil Gaiman Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

Imaginative, dull, amiable.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2023 source ↗

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Oh when was the last time I didn’t?! I’m a crier. I cry. All the time.

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Having music for limbs.

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I am genuinely buzzed about it! I think we just keep getting better, smarter, wiser, truer, happier.

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Offer kindness always.

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Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

A good listener.

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

I was the PE technician at my old secondary school, so I had to pump up all the balls, wash all the kits and get the form notes in before morning registration every day.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

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