Cuba Gooding Jr: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Cuba Gooding Jr

American actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I wanted to meet Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained but he had Jamie Foxx in mind – that one hurt.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2012 source ↗

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Beth Ditto American singer

When Justin Bieber's management kicked us out of his rehearsal because they were afraid we'd laugh at him. I was actually super-excited.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 source ↗

Florence Welch British singer

Never getting the lead in the musical at school.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2015 source ↗

Ashley Jensen Scottish actress and narrator

Hollywood Boulevard, it’s grubby, sticky and somehow terribly sad.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2017 source ↗

Adam Lambert American singer

I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

When I am working. I hate to say it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2012 source ↗

President Obama: he was the first to accomplish something so great in our country as an African American.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2012 source ↗

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