Eddie Marsan: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Eddie Marsan

British actor

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Plumbing in LA.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Mary Portas English retail consultant

Not being able to take up my place at Rada.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

That I didn’t go to Turkey during the pandemic for one of those male hair treatments.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗

Beth Ditto American singer

When Justin Bieber's management kicked us out of his rehearsal because they were afraid we'd laugh at him. I was actually super-excited.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 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 ↗

I wouldn't have been a bully and I'd have stood up to more bullies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2014 source ↗

George Harrison's My Sweet Lord.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2014 source ↗

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