Jason Isaacs: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Jason Isaacs

English actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That we waited so long to have children, we only have two.

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

Others on this question

Rose Tremain English writer

The film of Restoration. A beautiful cast. An award-winning designer. A massive budget. A dog’s dinner.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗

Charlize Theron South African-American actress

I can't think of anything.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2009 source ↗

Minnie Driver British and American actress

I thought that I would become more mature about certain things, and it didn’t happen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2023 source ↗

Pauline McLynn Irish character actress and author

Actors live in a constant state of disappointment. I’ll never be happy with what I’ve done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2023 source ↗

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 ↗

That way madness lies.

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

Anybody who met me before I was 30, because I was a drug addict, and all my relationships were experienced through that prism.

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

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