What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Guy Pearce said elsewhere, not written here
I felt like I messed up my marriage. I don’t feel that way any more, but at the time I was devastated.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

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Irvine Welsh Scottish novelist
There’s been the odd beauty on the dance floor I really ought to have gone home with.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗

Marie Kondo Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television show host
In elementary school: I opened my lunchbox and it was empty. I was devastated.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Johnny Flynn British actor and musician
When I left drama school, I thought I was going to work at the Royal Court and tell stories about political injustice. I got cast in ITV murder mysteries.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2022 source ↗

Adam Lambert American singer
I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

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