Paul Smith: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Paul Smith said elsewhere, not written here

Missing out on a good education.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2009 source ↗

Others on this question

Adrian Dunbar Irish actor

Not having come from a class that understands how the world works.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2022 source ↗

Pamela Anderson Canadian-American actress and model

That after I collected countless signatures on a petition, the Queen's Guard still wear bearskin hats.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2008 source ↗

Meg Rosoff American novelist

Not being born a boy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗

Roger Allam English actor

Not being active in my own desires.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2017 source ↗

I am a happy person. I am happy every day. But if I had to pick a time it would be the first time I fell in love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2009 source ↗

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