Julian Lennon: Which trait in yourself do you like least? — FLAPSS

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.

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JL

Julian Lennon

English musician, photographer, and philanthropist

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

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Mary Tyler Moore

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.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗

Impatience. The inability to ever finish a knitting project.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2018 source ↗

Hugh Grant Actor

I am unable to use scissors.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2024 source ↗

James Norton English actor

I have a habit of sabotaging the moment in pursuit of perfection.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

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

I bought a sports car over 20 years ago and still have it. She’s a black Z8 BMW. I love her: she’s my pride and joy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

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

Anyone who promotes peace.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

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

A bee in my bonnet – whether that’s a song in my head or a person I’m thinking about.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Ghosting, where you are mid-conversation with someone and they disappear off the face of the planet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

For being one of the good guys.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

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