The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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In the back of my mind I just assumed I’d be in a boyband at some point.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗
Not being able to take up my place at Rada.
That I still don’t understand life. When I was young, I thought at some point I would find somebody who does. I am 45, and there is a good chance that I’ll never meet somebody like that.
Not being able to sing.
Not having come from a class that understands how the world works.
Snobbishness, superiority, condescension.
Pigeons. One got stuck in my flat once for quite a long time and it really changed how I feel about them.
Accidentally walking on to set naked for a scene where I wasn’t actually supposed to be naked.
I’m not interested.
Catastrophising.
I’d be happier being myself younger.
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