Romola Garai: What disappointment has stayed with you longest? — FLAPSS

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Romola Garai

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Realising I was never going to make it big in professional swing dance.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

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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 ↗

Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer

Merging my company with BHS – it was a great mistake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗

Malorie Blackman British writer

Not going to uni and getting my English degree.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2013 source ↗

Camille Paglia American feminist academic and critic

The shocking decline of artistic quality in Hollywood movies over the past 15 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2008 source ↗

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Confident, stressed, greedy.

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A sense of optimism.

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.

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Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.

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Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I’d probably take out a lot of my 20s, when I was rude, annoying and a brat.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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