Michelle Collins: What disappointment has stayed with you longest? — FLAPSS

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Michelle Collins

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Not getting into drama school when I was 17. In those days, the first thing people said was, “Where did you train?”

The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

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Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

Never getting back to a size 12.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

It has been in myself, for allowing individuals who I relied on to make important decisions in my life that left me alone to pick up the pieces.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗

Malorie Blackman British writer

Not going to uni and getting my English degree.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2013 source ↗

Rosanna Arquette American actress

People who have ghosted me for my politics.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗

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Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

That I am still creative.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would have been better with money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Worry – I am a terrible worrier.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

Losing my memory and not being able to work.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As somebody who loved people, was always curious, a loyal friend, a mother, wife, always positive and authentic.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Can I have more than three? Creative, kind, a grafter, engaging, loyal, fun and generous.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗

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