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I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
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View all 211 →Nothing. Tony Benn, one of my favourite politicians, said, “I don’t care where you’ve been, I care where you’re going.”
Ronnie O'Sullivan
English snooker player
I would go back to when I was 14 and keep to my own style of playing snooker. I was perfect, but I didn’t think I was, so I started playing like everybody else and created bad habits. With a little more time, I could have been the ultimate player. I look at my career and I probably got 75% out of it instead of 100%.
Felicity Jones
British actress
I wouldn’t change anything. Life is what it is, you just have to get on with it.
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London since 2016
I would have had more time with my dad before he passed away.
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View profile →Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
Something by Nick Drake.
On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.
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