The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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When I left drama school, I thought I was going to work at the Royal Court and tell stories about political injustice. I got cast in ITV murder mysteries.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2022 source ↗
Fame. The upside is not worth the downside – you can’t turn fame on and off, and have privacy.
Losing is my biggest regret, and losing to someone who was not qualified and did not have the experience or the temperament to be president of the United States. That is my biggest regret.
I started playing football too old.
Losing my mum when I was 28.
When I was about eight, by a river waiting for my dad to finish fishing, eating a Mars bar, drinking a can of Coke and listening to Beat It by Michael Jackson on my Walkman. I remember feeling I couldn’t be happier.
Not feeling like you have to be anywhere else.
I’ve got vertigo, so anything to do with heights.
Control freakery in the kitchen.
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