Samuel L Jackson: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Samuel L Jackson

American actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Finding out that life's not fair.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2011 source ↗

Others on this question

Gino D'Acampo Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

That Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup this year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Liev Schreiber American actor

I thought I’d be smarter by now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗

Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter

I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

Tracey Ullman British and American actress

Realising as I grew up that people don’t really know what they’re doing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2017 source ↗

When I first got sober, in 1990.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2011 source ↗

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