Tommy Hilfiger: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Tommy Hilfiger

American fashion designer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My first business, People's Place, went bankrupt in the mid-70s.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗

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Laurence Fox English actor and activist

Not being Bond.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2019 source ↗

Emily Watson English actress

The England football team - they never fail to disappoint.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2008 source ↗

Not being a professional footballer.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2024 source ↗

Gino D'Acampo Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

That Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup this year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

At the birth of each of my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗

Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute. The work he and the team are doing to reduce extreme poverty is phenomenal.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗

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