Michelle Collins: How would you sum yourself up in three words? — FLAPSS

The question

How would you sum yourself up in three words?

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Michelle Collins

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Can I have more than three? Creative, kind, a grafter, engaging, loyal, fun and generous.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

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Marina Diamandis

Cheerful, sensitive, sassy.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗

Friendly, opinionated, hilarious.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2026 source ↗

Not very concise.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2024 source ↗

Juliet Stevenson

Impulsive, enthusiastic, determined.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗

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Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

That I am still creative.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would have been better with money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

A radio presenter said I had yellow teeth – to my face. When I was 45, a manager in LA said I was too old to work in Hollywood; and then she rang my agent and said, “Can you tell your client never to wear that perfume again because it made me feel sick.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Worry – I am a terrible worrier.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

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

Not getting into drama school when I was 17. In those days, the first thing people said was, “Where did you train?”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Bullying, flakiness, rudeness, lack of humility, being patronising and ungenerous.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

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