Johnny Flynn
British actor and musician
Control freakery in the kitchen.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What scares you about getting older?
Time & hindsight
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
Originally asked
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My lack of foreign language skills.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
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View all 258 →Always saying yes to people. For example, I’m doing this.
Procrastination.
Impulsivity. We end up in strange places, like right now – I am in the Middle East.
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People finding out my greatest fear.
Inability to listen.
Martin Sheen, simply the kindest and most fun-loving person and serious activist I’ve ever known. If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about.”
Getting even older.
Hasn’t happened yet, it’s coming.
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