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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Gino D'Acampo

Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

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That Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup this year.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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Benedict Cumberbatch English actor

Not being a dad by the age of 32.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2012 source ↗

Jonathan Safran Foer American novelist

Growing older so quickly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

I started my career not getting jobs, but then you learn that 95% of this job is not getting jobs, and you just have to make peace with it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗

Peter Capaldi Actor and director

I am always disappointed when I see myself on the screen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 June 2021 source ↗

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

I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Overcooking pasta for my Italian family in Napoli – they would kill me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

I wanted to be a footballer at first, like any other Neapolitan kid.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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

I would have spent more time with my parents. I did see them often, but you don’t realise how much you’ll miss someone or something until it’s gone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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

As a nice and fair guy who helped bring authentic Italian cooking to the UK.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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