What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Not getting proper dance lessons as a young person. I was a serious flamer.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2011 source ↗

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I had an opportunity many years ago to move to America and be given a daytime TV show. The kids were quite young and I decided not to, but looking back I wish I had done it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗
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People mistaking my kindness for weakness and stealing from me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗

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I would probably want to cook a decent turkey. Whether it was my mother or my sister, growing up in a matriarchal family in America, they always cooked the best turkeys and kinda ruled my life that way, so I would like one crack at it. I’d put a turkey in the oven, and that would give me a good five hours to do some other stuff.
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