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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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2018 source ↗
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Citizens around the world blaming others for their personal disappointments, othering them, labelling them, terrorising them with hate-filled rhetoric and shutting the doors of their hearts.
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