Donna Tartt: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Donna Tartt said elsewhere, not written here

I was very disappointed when I realised I was never going to be an Olympic gymnast, but that was a long time ago.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Emily Watson English actress

The England football team - they never fail to disappoint.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2008 source ↗

Paul Smith English fashion designer

Missing out on a good education.

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

Alison Steadman British actress

Not making a movie with Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter

Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2009 source ↗

All kinds of ridiculous things, like worrying about the lobsters I see in restaurant tanks in Chinatown.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2013 source ↗

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