The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?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.
I’m quite stubborn.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2023 source ↗
Taking myself seriously, even in a Vanity Fair quiz.
My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.
Well, first of all I’d like to change the word “deplore” to “dislike.” I guess that I’m almost a hermit; I don’t enjoy going out that much, and so I tend to take my happiness from the joys of my home and my husband.
Oh, I have a long list. You should ask me what I like about myself—that list is much shorter.
I have lots of beliefs about that, but that will have to wait for another interview.
Enthusiastic, enthusiastic, enthusiastic.
Probably the same thing.
Brian May, because of his love of wildlife and love of music. He’s a kind, gentle soul.
I once did a record store signing in LA, which I had no business doing. No one was there – just staff. They were getting ready to close the shop and sweeping up.
People told us Eurovision was like a poisoned chalice – to have been part of an amazing team that worked on changing the attitudes around that is really cool.
David Hasselhoff, Sally Field, Scott Mills, Daphne Guinness, Adele Parks, Danielle Steel
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