The question
Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?Originally asked
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A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
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To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
I did a crap impersonation of JK Rowling a few years ago. Sorry, JK. Can this apology put me on a casting list for your next mega-franchise?
Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
A teacher at my secondary school. We used to write and sing songs about him. Sorry, Sir! You were a great teacher.
I am mortified that we went into Afghanistan, promised to liberate the female population and, 20 years later, dumped them in a situation as bad, robbing girls of their futures.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
The birth of my first child, July 4 2002.
As an honest man.
The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.
Something by Nick Drake.
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