Stanley Tucci: What disappointment has stayed with you longest? — FLAPSS

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Stanley Tucci

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I am always disappointed in myself. I always feel that I haven’t achieved enough, or been as good a parent as I could be.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

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Trisha Goddard English television presenter

Many of the so-called celebs I've met.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 October 2010 source ↗

Olivia Colman British actress

As a child, I thought, "Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries", and it turns out that's not true.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

Ian Wright English footballer and pundit

Not playing in the World Cup.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2019 source ↗

In the back of my mind I just assumed I’d be in a boyband at some point.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

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Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

I cried recently, thinking about my late wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My late wife – she died of cancer. We tried everything we could do to save her. I wish that I could have done more and that I could have been with her at the moment she passed away. I couldn’t be in that room, because I knew it would be so devastating that I wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids after.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

A meal alfresco with people I love.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 15 October 2024 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Every time one of my kids was born and I knew that they were healthy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Cruelty. I don’t see the point.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

President Zelenskyy.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

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