Simon Callow
British actor
At drama school, because I started having relationships with other men and found a satisfying job.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When my kids were little – and now, in my old age.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
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Warwick Davis
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This morning, because each day I feel happier.
Right now, here with you. Let’s not ruin it by talking.
Samuel L Jackson
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When I first got sober, in 1990.
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July 2018, when I married my third husband, Roger, after two years of proclaiming that marriage at 76 was stupid.
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Dependency. Fascism.
To my first husband for being unfaithful, bossy, and eventually leaving him.
I would not leave my teenage children to follow an unworthy love. It lasted a month and scarred the family for ever.
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