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Although I have a driving licence, I don't drive – I am very bad at it.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
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.
Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
I never dwell on them.
Julie Walters
British actress
I don't go in for disappointment.
Paul Giamatti
American actor
This year? Losing to François Englert and Pete Higgs. I truly thought I had that in the bag.
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