Jason Donovan: What trait do you most dislike in other people? — FLAPSS

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What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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Jason Donovan

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Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

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Ed Harris American actor and director

Greed and stupidity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

False humility.

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

Cruelty. I don’t see the point.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

People having really loud conversations on their phones in public places.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

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Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

I haven’t grown up.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question What do you believe happens when we die? Death & what remains

I don’t know and I don’t really care – I’ll be dead.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? Taste & recommendation

My own biography! Being serious, there’s an Australian novel by Gregory Roberts called Shantaram that I didn’t read through.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question What worries you about getting older? Time & hindsight

The inability to do things for myself.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

My relationship with drugs.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Healthy body and a healthy mind – very simple.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

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