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When I was 14 I went up for Juliet with Zeffirelli and I was hugely disappointed that I didn’t get that.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
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Growing older so quickly.
Don Warrington
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Being nominated for an award and not winning – there have been a couple.
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At the time, not landing the role of Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army, but it all worked out fine in the long run.
Paul Giamatti
American actor
This year? Losing to François Englert and Pete Higgs. I truly thought I had that in the bag.
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