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Spending over half my life under Tory rule.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Jason Isaacs
English actor
That we waited so long to have children, we only have two.
Reece Shearsmith
British actor, comedian and writer
That I grew old.
I spent my life searching for family. I travelled around the world to look each one of them in the eye. Unfortunately, but understandably, for most of them, I am their biggest disappointment.
Stephen Graham
English actor
Liverpool losing the FA Cup final to Wimbledon when I was a kid. It made me cry.
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I used to do silver service waitressing at parties and events. The job was great, but there was constant harassment and groping from older men, and I hadn’t found my voice yet. It’s terrifying when you are young and you need a job.
The thought of infinity.
My password. [In 2014, Brown Findlay’s iCloud account was hacked.]
My younger self: I had no love for her and I was cruel and she never deserved it.
A ballet dancer. I danced from age two to 19. Giving up was not a choice; I had complications in an ankle operation.
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