Cynthia Nixon
American actress and politician
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
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In elementary school: I opened my lunchbox and it was empty. I was devastated.
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Tom Ellis
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Every job I don’t get.
Mo Farah
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Beijing 2008 – not making the Olympic final.
Roger Taylor
English musician, songwriter, and record producer
Not getting solo records playlisted on the BBC.
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I don’t have anything that I want to change. I’m sure I did in the past but I can’t recall, which means it wasn’t that big a deal.
Housewife and mother of three, which I am now.
Warm and fuzzy.
Tidying fanatic.
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