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What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Richard Hammond English journalist, television presenter, and author
Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2009 source ↗
Bryan Cranston American actor
That I couldn’t bridge the gap with my parents before they died. My mother died 10 years ago of Alzheimer’s, and my father died two years ago. He left when I was 11 and we got back in touch when I was 22.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2016 source ↗
Jake Shears Singer and songwriter; co-lead vocalist of Scissor Sisters
The realisation that I am no longer young.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 July 2021 source ↗

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I do, but I never force it out of myself. I’m kind of trying to explore writing as a practice, so you know, I journal every day, I try and do kind of something for the art every day whether that’s reading or watching film or practicing guitar… It kind of ebbs and flows, but I do try and do something creative every day. When it comes to writing poetry or songs, I really have to have an idea or have that desire to get something down. I feel like the best art comes from a sense of necessity and urgency, like I can’t help but talk about this. I can only be in that creative space when I really want to and when internally it feels right.
Recorded The Talks, published interview, 18 September 2021 source ↗

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