The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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That I never became a virtuoso musician.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗
That I grew old.
Early in my career I got really close to being one of the kids in the Narnia movie. I remember being crushed.
That I’m still having the same discussions about women in comedy as I was having 12 years ago. Are we funny? Will anyone watch us? Can I have my own sitcom?
I don't know. I was lucky; I was able to study with the people I wanted to, be friends with the people I wanted to and in the end I've been able to make a living the way I wanted to.
Kind, insubstantial and dedicated.
To all my ex-girlfriends because I never turned into the person I thought I was. And to Naomi Campbell, for not being ready to deal with my addictions.
As someone who added to a situation rather than took away from it.
In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.
A headmaster said I was a complete washout and I would never be any good for anything.
It feels like somebody giving you the keys to unlocking who you really are.
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