Bob Mackie: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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.

Recorded Bob Mackie said elsewhere, not written here

Being overly critical.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2023 source ↗

Others on this question

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author

I interrupt too much.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2008 source ↗

Rose Ayling-Ellis British actress

Avoidance coping.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2024 source ↗

The rare moment I don’t believe in myself enough.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2021 source ↗

Catastrophising.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗

A great entrance-making outfit, where everyone oohs and aahs!

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗

The inability to appreciate true talent.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2023 source ↗

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