Tony Christie: What do you fear most? — FLAPSS

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What do you fear most?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.

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Tony Christie

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I don’t have a great fear of anything. I look at things with positive eyes.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Having no way of earning money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Something happening to one of my children.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

I become very anxious if I think I’ve hurt someone.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

Pauline McLynn Irish character actress and author

Not being able to breathe – I get very panicky at the thought.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2023 source ↗

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Loving, considerate and loyal.

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Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

Around 1972, I bought a Rolls-Royce to treat myself after finally achieving success. The year before, I had three hits: Las Vegas, I Did What I Did for Maria and Amarillo.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

King Charles III, because he’s working hard to save our planet.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Nothing – I’ve got some great tablets!

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

I’m always happiest when I’m with my family.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

My wife and I were meant to meet Frank Sinatra before he went on stage in Hamburg. But there was a taxi-drivers’ strike and we were too late.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

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