Eddie Marsan: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Eddie Marsan

British actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Plumbing in LA.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Kate Mosse English writer

Not working in another country.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2022 source ↗

Rita Ora British singer-songwriter

I got dropped from two record deals when I was 14 and 17.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2015 source ↗

Paul Giamatti American actor

This year? Losing to François Englert and Pete Higgs. I truly thought I had that in the bag.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2013 source ↗

Liam Gallagher English singer-songwriter

Oasis splitting up.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2017 source ↗

I wouldn't have been a bully and I'd have stood up to more bullies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2014 source ↗

George Harrison's My Sweet Lord.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2014 source ↗

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