Tippi Hedren: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Tippi Hedren

American actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Not being able to bring my career back into place.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Rob Lowe American actor

That I wasn't able to stay on The West Wing longer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2011 source ↗

I started my career not getting jobs, but then you learn that 95% of this job is not getting jobs, and you just have to make peace with it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗

Shirley Hughes English illustrator and author

Not being able to live my life over again with the experience I now have.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2012 source ↗

Lucy Worsley English historian

That I am not a chorus girl in a West End musical.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

A whole ton of money, to solve the problem of keeping the rescued big cats at the reserve safe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2014 source ↗

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