Ralf Little: If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?

The question

If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?

Originally asked

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Ralf Little

English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I wouldn’t have tried to break up a fight when I was 17.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

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Jason Isaacs English actor

I wouldn’t have spent so much time trying to be a professional skateboarder or snooker player.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2020 source ↗

Ice-T American rapper and actor

To be born independently wealthy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗

Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer

I would be a bit nicer to myself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗

Esther Rantzen

Maybe I should have agreed to take the job of controller of BBC One when Bill Cotton offered it to me. I do feel a wimp; I would have been the first woman in the job.What do you consider your greatest achievement? I don’t really claim credit, I hope, for helping to launch Childline and the Silver Line and Silver Stories. It is an achievement that they all exist, but that is down to their amazing teams.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗