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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My need to be liked.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗
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View all 243 →An “elastic” sense of time (fancy way of saying I am late a lot).
Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.
Fear of flying.
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An actress. I started when I was 13 at theatre school. My first assembly, Tom and I were sat next to each other.
A friend and I were talking about eating disorders and he said: “Well, we never have to worry about you not eating.”
Art: a James McQueen piece that says, “It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.” It’s in our bathroom.
At the TV Baftas last year I was wearing these heels that had stiff bows on the front. One heel locked into the other bow and I went arse over tit.
Prepared, focused, a bit silly.
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