Not having children.
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Josette Simon
British actor
That my parents and my siblings were so shocked and appalled by my changing my path, from university to deciding to be an actor, that they have never seen anything I’ve done.
Julie Walters
British actress
I don't go in for disappointment.
Not joining the circus.
Liam Gallagher
English singer-songwriter
Oasis splitting up.
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