If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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My financial incompetence.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2023 source ↗

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Guy Pearce Australian actor
I wish I could go back and not be the anxious child that I was. I spent the first 25 years of my life just trying to survive human interaction.

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

I would build relationships. I would remember people’s significant moments. I would not fear closeness.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2023 source ↗

Steve Pemberton British actor and comedian
Nothing – haven’t you heard of the butterfly effect? I could find myself still collecting glasses in Charnock Richard while Donald Sutherland would be enjoying my life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2019 source ↗

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