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I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2023 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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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.
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Adrian Dunbar
Irish actor
Being a bit mean now and again, too impetuous, snappy, bit of a temper.
Tim Peake
British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut
Shyness. It really held me back when I was younger, and I wish it hadn’t. I do a better job of not being so shy these days.
Scott Mills
English radio DJ and television presenter
Still biting my nails.
Pauline McLynn
Irish character actress and author
I talk over people all the time.
More from Matthew Modine
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Having a great fear.
As a kind person who cared for others.
That we are all no more and no less than a single thread in a gigantic web of life. What we do and how we behave has repercussions for the entire web.
Like falling – endlessly – and then discovering you have wings.
My biggest disappointment would be living with disappointment. What a burden to be shackled to. I would be truly disappointed if I didn’t (as the song says) pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
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