Lolita Chakrabarti: What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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Lolita Chakrabarti

British actress and writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Lack of empathy.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗

Others on this question

When they don’t tell the truth.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

People taking themselves seriously.

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

Shakin' Stevens Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter

Bullying, whether face to face or online.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2023 source ↗

Discrimination, for any reason.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

To my mum; I wish I’d known her better before she passed in 2016.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗

That my first play, Red Velvet, took so many years to be done. It took me seven years to write and then five years to get to the stage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗

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