The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Chaotic, daft and loving.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗
Passionate, loving, driven.
Impatient, ambitious and happy.
Juicy, funny, impulsive.
Funny, impatient, annoying.
David Attenborough, because he introduced me to the world.
Like a warm velvet glove.
A sense of wonder.
If it scares you, do it.
I did an interview years ago and, after it finished, I made some passing comment about sex getting better as you get older – and they used that as the headline. The day the paper came out, I was in a restaurant with the family when a woman on the table next to me leaned over and said, in a sultry voice, “I read your article this morning.”
A loving father and wonderful husband, and the best actor of my generation!
Peter Sarsgaard, Esther Freud, Pauline Black, Fearne Cotton, Frank Bowling, Gregory Porter
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