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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Bryan Cranston American actor
That I couldn’t bridge the gap with my parents before they died. My mother died 10 years ago of Alzheimer’s, and my father died two years ago. He left when I was 11 and we got back in touch when I was 22.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2016 source ↗
Beth Ditto American singer
When Justin Bieber's management kicked us out of his rehearsal because they were afraid we'd laugh at him. I was actually super-excited.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 source ↗
Relapsing. I usually spend eight, nine, 10 months sober, then I’ll spend a day relapsing and I get disappointed. But it never lasts too long. I get back up and try again.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗

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