Viggo Mortensen: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Viggo Mortensen

American actor

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That Barack Obama seems to be more concerned with becoming re-elected than with doing his very best to fulfil the promise of his candidacy.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2010 source ↗

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Kathy Burke British actress

As a kid, discovering my brain wasn't controlled by The Numskulls from The Beezer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2011 source ↗

Danny DeVito American actor, comedian and filmmaker

That the US, Britain and all these other bozos are still fighting wars all over the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2013 source ↗

Benedict Cumberbatch English actor

Not being a dad by the age of 32.

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

Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

Corbyn losing the 2019 election.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

Right now. The past has gone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2010 source ↗

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