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I thought I’d be smarter by now.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Nicholas Hoult
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I don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection.
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Losing my independence.
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That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Not being a dad by the age of 32.
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A car accident in British Columbia 35-40 years ago. I was driving too quickly on a dirt road and lost control of the car, and it went off a cliff and got stuck in some treetops. We were not at all hurt; we actually just climbed out.
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