Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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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.

Recorded Andy Serkis said elsewhere, not written here
I am a workaholic. I love what I do, but I am aware that it can become obsessive.

Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗

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Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
I’m rabidly indiscreet. If you tell me an embarrassing story, it will probably end up in one of my scripts or standup routines.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗
Fran Healy Scottish musician
I’m incredibly patient with a lot of stuff, but incredibly impatient with other things. I deplore the impatient side.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗

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During the ’80s, when I was in college, on the American side, it was Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, etc. All of those guys – I was blown away by the emotional impact and sincerity of their performances. And then of course, in the UK, I was going to a lot of theater at the time and watching great on stage performances from people like Jonathan Price, Albert Finney, Anthony Hopkins – all of whom really influenced me as well.
Recorded Mark Sells, MovieMaker Magazine, 31 January 2023 source ↗

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