Ted Danson: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

The question

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

This exact question recurs in The Guardian's institutional Q&A pool.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Ted Danson

American actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That I could not play college basketball due to lack of talent.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Sebastian Coe British athlete and politician

Not hearing the Ellington band live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

Pauline McLynn Irish character actress and author

Actors live in a constant state of disappointment. I’ll never be happy with what I’ve done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2023 source ↗

Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer

Merging my company with BHS – it was a great mistake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗

Elisabeth Moss American actor

I don't dwell on disappointments.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2012 source ↗

My wife, who has created our life and our happiness with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗

I am a bit of a Pollyanna – I spend most of my day happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.