Ashley Walters
British actor and rapper
Not being part of the Transformers franchise.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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I was crushed when my second book was rejected by 37 publishers.
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Liev Schreiber
American actor
I thought I’d be smarter by now.
Not playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. I am a huge Brando fan and a big Tennessee Williams fan and it’s a part I would love to have a go at. It’s possible I still could but I’m too old, really.
Prue Leith
South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer
Public catering in the parks, where we lost a tonne of money. Now the public will buy excellent simple, fresh food. All they wanted in the 80s were slimy burgers, Mr Whippy and Coke.
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