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Not working at the Royal Court until now.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Ray Winstone
English actor
Losing my mum when I was 28.
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.
Robson Green
British actor
I did a TV job, Ain’t Misbehavin’, purely for the money. I was disappointed with myself and, inevitably, incredibly unhappy.
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On my wedding day.
Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
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