Martin Scorsese: Which trait in yourself do you like least? — FLAPSS

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Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.

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Laziness, wasting time. I’d like to be able to make films faster.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

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Ronnie O'Sullivan English snooker player

I’ve got no patience.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2023 source ↗

Believing in, even admiring, people who refuse to believe in me, and not believing people who do.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2023 source ↗

Flirting with danger.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2013 source ↗

Self-centredness.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When my friends and I were making Mean Streets, 1973.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Actually, I dislike dealing with schedules and logistics—mine and others’.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

I think you can strive to attain it, but be realistic about the outcome. In the meantime, I find I might be experiencing it through flashes or brief moments in love and art, and at times just being alive.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 March 2010 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

First of all, I’d like to stop complaining—I’m beginning to annoy myself. I would like to learn to read faster, however. Again, the rest I’ve learned to live with.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 22 February 2010 source ↗

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