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That my first play, Red Velvet, took so many years to be done. It took me seven years to write and then five years to get to the stage.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗
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Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee
Losing is my biggest regret, and losing to someone who was not qualified and did not have the experience or the temperament to be president of the United States. That is my biggest regret.
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Not being able to start my own company
Andrea Riseborough
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It used to be myself, but I am over that now.
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