Christopher Eccleston
English actor
Falling off the stage in the third preview of Macbeth at the RSC.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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Not being able to bring my career back into place.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2014 source ↗
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Not doing Top Of The Pops when The Young Ones’ single went to number one.
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That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
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Not pitching a perfect game in baseball to win the World Series.
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