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Not being able to take up my place at Rada.
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I don't know. I was lucky; I was able to study with the people I wanted to, be friends with the people I wanted to and in the end I've been able to make a living the way I wanted to.
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Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.
Stephen Merchant
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Failing to get anything in the New Year honours, not even a poxy CBE.
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I don't go in for disappointment.
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