If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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I wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

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Francesca Martinez British comedian
My all-girls’ high school. I hated it. Large groups of teenage girls aren’t known for their empathy and kindness. It was a shock to realise that people viewed me as uncool because of the way my body worked.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2020 source ↗
Robert Carlyle Scottish actor
I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
Krishnan Guru-Murthy British journalist
I’d have been there on the spot for every major news story I’ve talked about in the studio, at the time it happened.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2021 source ↗
Rose McGowan American actress and activist
I wouldn’t have taken that meeting [with Weinstein in 1997].
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗

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