Jay McInerney: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Jay McInerney

American writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That my critics remain healthy, despite violent attacks of spleen.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2009 source ↗

Others on this question

David Schwimmer American actor

The lack of role models in leadership in the US, in particular our government.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2007 source ↗

Lucy Worsley English historian

That I am not a chorus girl in a West End musical.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

Enrique Iglesias Spanish singer

Trusting someone that was a fake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2010 source ↗

Rachel Whiteread English artist

Losing my parents when they were relatively young. My dad was 59 and my mum died at 72, 14 years ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗

When my mother let me stay home from school even though I wasn't ill.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2009 source ↗

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