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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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That my parents and my siblings were so shocked and appalled by my changing my path, from university to deciding to be an actor, that they have never seen anything I’ve done.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 April 2022 source ↗
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