The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
This exact question recurs in The Guardian's institutional Q&A pool.
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I got injured when I was a kid and it prevented me from becoming a footballer. Now I am quite happy being an actor but, at the time, that was the biggest thing to overcome.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗
Not taking more time out from work for holidays.
Not getting solo records playlisted on the BBC.
Not being active in my own desires.
I don't go in for disappointment.
More clarity, or if I went to the gym more.
I don't want to think that far ahead, but a song I like is Herb Alpert's This Guy's In Love With You. Let's pretend it's going to be played at my wedding instead.
My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.
I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.
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