Bryn Terfel
Welsh bass-baritone singer
Unfriendliness.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2024 source ↗
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Being judgmental – how dare they!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
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Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2022 source ↗
Alice Waters
Chef, restaurateur and food activist
A lack of generosity. It can take so many forms—it doesn’t just have to do with money—so I’m always shocked when people can’t muster any at all.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2021 source ↗
Impatience and temper. Enough already!
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
When my kids had little teeth and curly hair, and hadn’t discovered the idea of wanting to leave home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
A Mary Berry victoria sponge.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
Spiders, needles, blood, pain and breaking wind in public.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
Being judgmental.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
Donny Osmond’s wife. Still do.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
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