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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
If hoarding and procrastination were Olympic sports, I’d have at least 70 gold medals.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗
Doomscrolling on my phone.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗
A willingness to go with my gut feeling, rather than wait a day and contemplate other options.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2013 source ↗
My self-criticism.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
A restaurant called Catch LA.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
Like a true connection – if you are away, you feel an aching, and when you’re together, you feel complete.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
When my son Jason King Derulo was born.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
That I haven’t done a film I love yet.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
As one of the greatest entertainers.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
The need to put other people down.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
Adam Kay, Adam Lambert, Adele Parks, Adrian Dunbar, Al Franken, Alex Hassell
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