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 ↗
Not being born a boy.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
The lack of role models in leadership in the US, in particular our government.
Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.
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.
Control freakery in the kitchen.
Not feeling like you have to be anywhere else.
I’ve got vertigo, so anything to do with heights.
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