Guy Pearce: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Guy Pearce said elsewhere, not written here

I felt like I messed up my marriage. I don’t feel that way any more, but at the time I was devastated.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

Others on this question

Sheena Easton Scottish singer

That I never found a way to stay in a relationship long term. I always feel trapped.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗

Tommy Hilfiger American fashion designer

My first business, People's Place, went bankrupt in the mid-70s.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗

Sue Townsend English writer and humorist

Losing my independence.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2007 source ↗

Alan Johnson British politician

Not to have been a rock'n'roll star.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 October 2009 source ↗

If I’ve spent money that I shouldn’t have or treated someone badly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

A guitar – a 1959 Gibson 335.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

My fear of confrontation.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

I wish I could go back and not be the anxious child that I was. I spent the first 25 years of my life just trying to survive human interaction.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

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