Benedict Cumberbatch
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Not being a dad by the age of 32.
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For my dad not to have known our boys.
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Seeing Bob Dylan live.
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In my professional life, the musical Chess on Broadway. It was a resounding fiasco and played for two months. The butcher of Broadway, Frank Rich of the New York Times, was probably very pleased: I’ve never seen such a bad review in my life.
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As a kid, I conjured up a glorious image of Buckingham Palace. I was totally deflated when I saw it for real.
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