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.
Not getting to the point.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗
My fear of confrontation.
Picking my nose.
Punctuality (outside of work, of course).
My quick temper and the chaos that ensues in the hurricane that follows.
I woke up this morning thinking maybe I don’t want to be an actor any more, then I had breakfast and I thought: actually, no, I really like being an actor.
You can only do one thing at a time.
I would try and get to being comfortable with myself quicker.
My partner was doing a play in Hong Kong last year and I went to visit him, and I bought him a beautiful teacup. But I didn’t look at the price tag before I took it to the till and it was £100, the most expensive teacup imaginable.
Mistaking shyness for not having anything to say.
My failed driving test a few months ago. I got three majors and by the end of it the examiner couldn’t wait to get out of the car.
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