Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter
Sometimes I can have a blind trust.
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I was really disappointed not to be auditioned for Pride & Prejudice, but then they changed their minds and I got the part of Mrs Bennet.
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du Beke
English dancer and TV presenter
Not doing as well as I’d hoped in dancing competitions. I was massively competitive and massively disappointed most of the time. It’s the same now.
Joan Bakewell
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Not being on Morecambe & Wise.
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I hope that time hasn't come yet.
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