What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Relapsing. I usually spend eight, nine, 10 months sober, then I’ll spend a day relapsing and I get disappointed. But it never lasts too long. I get back up and try again.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗

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The supreme court. Specifically the case Bush v Gore, which is where Sandra Day O’Connor – one person – decided the presidential election.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
I had an opportunity many years ago to move to America and be given a daytime TV show. The kids were quite young and I decided not to, but looking back I wish I had done it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

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