Douglas Booth: If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? — FLAPSS

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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?

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Douglas Booth

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I’d give my younger self the lessons I’ve learned over the years, sparing myself the need to figure everything out so publicly.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

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Robert Carlyle Scottish actor

I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

Michelle Dockery British actress

Several haircuts and my belly-button piercing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2020 source ↗

Sandi Toksvig Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer

I wouldn’t bother learning how to use logarithms, and I might give netball a miss.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Tim Rice English lyricist and author

I would definitely change the way one or two relationships ended.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2017 source ↗

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We go back from whence we came.

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Whenever I walk past an ice-cream shop, I just can’t not buy an ice-cream.

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When people are rude to their waiter.

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One’s created sense of self is not who you are. The present moment is all we have.

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Whenever I’m swimming in the lido at London Fields.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

I’ve learned that true love shouldn’t be complicated. It’s the safety and freedom to be seen and celebrated for who you truly are.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

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