The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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I really wanted a role in Harry Potter and I never got one.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗
Not being a scratch golfer.
Not being able to live my life over again with the experience I now have.
I got dropped from two record deals when I was 14 and 17.
That the US, Britain and all these other bozos are still fighting wars all over the world.
I talk too much.
I would find a much better way of looking after my mum in her last three years of dementia. I did my best, but it was incredibly difficult to find the right kind of care unless you’ve got £3,000 a week to spend.
A deep sense that they will be fine in the world without me.
Many times on British roads, because I drive very fast. In another life, I would have liked doing Formula One.
I worked in a supermarket on the Kings Road when I was 17, standing by the beers, wines and spirits to make sure people didn’t shoplift. They were such horrible employers that I didn’t care whether people shoplifted or not.
Impulsive, enthusiastic, determined.
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