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Not playing in the World Cup.
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The closure of Talk magazine.
I really wanted a role in Harry Potter and I never got one.
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That I couldn’t bridge the gap with my parents before they died. My mother died 10 years ago of Alzheimer’s, and my father died two years ago. He left when I was 11 and we got back in touch when I was 22.
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Not winning any literary prizes.
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