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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Gregory Porter

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The Covid years. My life is diminished since then. I lost my brother. My children lost some social expression, and we are still recovering from that.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

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Jessica Brown Findlay English actress

Spending over half my life under Tory rule.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗

Adrian Scarborough British actor

I was up for Bond and didn’t get it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

Russell Howard British comedian and presenter

Seeing Bob Dylan live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗

Sharleen Spiteri

Feeling so helpless. You feel that governments should be making better choices; people are speaking out and nothing seems to be done about it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2024 source ↗

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A bushel of self-confidence.

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Redemption. People can be redeemed, goals can be redeemed.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

Telling a story to my son about my brother.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Question What do you believe happens when we die? Death & what remains

An accounting is given of our lives. Did you give more than you’ve taken? Hurt more people than you’ve helped?

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

The years of self-doubt.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

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