Adrian Scarborough: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Adrian Scarborough

British actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I was up for Bond and didn’t get it.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

Others on this question

Eddie Marsan British actor

Plumbing in LA.

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

Sara Cox English broadcaster

As an adult, not having my own horse yet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2019 source ↗

Meg Rosoff American novelist

Not being born a boy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗

kd lang Canadian musician

My limited capacity to learn.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

The first 12 years of school. I was very unhappy. I was not academic, so I played the fool till I was 16.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

John Boyega’s vital organs. If I couldn’t have them all, then just his heart.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

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