Ed Harris: What has been your biggest disappointment?

What has been your biggest disappointment?

Originally asked

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Recorded Ed Harris said elsewhere, not written here

The distribution of Copying Beethoven in the US.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

Others on this question

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Robson Green British actor

I did a TV job, Ain’t Misbehavin’, purely for the money. I was disappointed with myself and, inevitably, incredibly unhappy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 January 2019 source ↗

Rose Tremain English writer

The film of Restoration. A beautiful cast. An award-winning designer. A massive budget. A dog’s dinner.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗

Hayley Atwell British American actress

Everything’s disappointing when it loses its shine. I’ve lowered my expectations.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 December 2018 source ↗

Alex Hassell

Not playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. I am a huge Brando fan and a big Tennessee Williams fan and it’s a part I would love to have a go at. It’s possible I still could but I’m too old, really.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗