Robert Evans: 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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Robert Evans

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False humility.

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

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Elmore Leonard Novelist and screenwriter

Guys who use the word “snot.”

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2012 source ↗

Martha Stewart

Indecision and wishy-washiness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2009 source ↗

Ronnie O'Sullivan English snooker player

That they think they know it all.

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

Frank Bowling

Trying to exercise authority over one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗

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

Flirting with danger.

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

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

At the altar all seven times.

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

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

Being there through thin and thin. That’s friendship treasured.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2013 source ↗

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

Anyone who can laugh at themselves.

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

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