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Which trait in yourself do you like least?

239 answers answered between 1995 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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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.

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Dolly Parton American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
The fact that sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗
John Mellencamp Singer and songwriter
My quick temper and the chaos that ensues in the hurricane that follows.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2015 source ↗
John Grisham American writer and lawyer
Impatience; the inability to savor the moment.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗
Julian Clary English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter
My cold indifference towards discarded friends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2022 source ↗
Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗
Paul McKenna British hypnotist and TV personality
Impatience. My dad said I was born in a hurry.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗
Bruno Tonioli Italian choreographer
I don’t think anyone should deplore anything about themselves. You can always improve things, but by deploring you’re putting yourself on a losing streak.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2023 source ↗
Melissa Etheridge Singer, songwriter and guitarist
Deplore is a heavy word. I don’t deplore it but I constantly feel the pull of my old Midwestern ways of eating. Boy, can I put some pancakes away.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗

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