Whoopi Goldberg: What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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

A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.

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Whoopi Goldberg

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When a person is judgmental without realizing that they are the thing they detest in others.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗

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Ina Garten Cookery writer and shop owner

Lying on the sofa watching old episodes of Law & Order all day.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2016 source ↗

Douglas Booth

When people are rude to their waiter.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

Maya Jama British television and radio presenter

When people are disingenuous.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗

Stephen K Amos

Ignorance and rudeness. Decency and a please and thank you cost nothing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

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Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

Humor and honesty. Realness. No bullshit.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 September 2015 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I’m most afraid that someday I’m going to be on an airplane and it’s going to be acting the way I don’t want it to.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

I can be a huge asshole, not very nice. Doesn’t happen very often, but when it happens, it’s not attractive.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗

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

I would laugh more. I don’t laugh enough.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 September 2015 source ↗

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

A perfect day is when I can sit outside and listen to an audiobook and watch my family walking around.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 September 2015 source ↗

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