Maureen O'Hara: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

The question

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.

Maureen O'Hara

Irish and American actress and singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I’d rather name one for someone else. I’m egomaniacal.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

I’m a perfectionist; it’s boring.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2021 source ↗

Alan Dale New Zealand actor

My tendency to be inappropriate.

Recorded Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2009 source ↗

Procrastination.

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

Adam Lambert American singer

I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

Not getting into heaven.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗

My grandson, for taking such wonderful care of me in my old age.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗

Living in the Caribbean during the 60s and 70s with such lovely people.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.