Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
Not doing more movies.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.
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Shirley MacLaine
American actress and author
The reviews of my latest film.
Annie Mac
Irish broadcaster and DJ
Not getting into drama college in Dublin. I cut all my hair off as a sort of self-punishment for being crap.
Alan Johnson
British politician
Not to have been a rock'n'roll star.
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