Olivia Colman: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Olivia Colman said elsewhere, not written here

As a child, I thought, "Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries", and it turns out that's not true.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

Liev Schreiber American actor

I thought I’d be smarter by now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗

I really wanted a role in Harry Potter and I never got one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2026 source ↗

Perez Hilton American blogger

That I spent so many years being overweight and out of shape.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗

Worry that I am not going to work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

Summer Breeze, by the Isley Brothers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

When my husband and I first said we loved each other, in our student flat in Cambridge.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2013 source ↗

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