John Malkovich
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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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.
My self-criticism.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
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Vic, my wife, has over the years reduced my impatience, but anybody who has been in a traffic jam with me will know that she hasn’t completed the task yet.
Romesh Ranganathan
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My complete lack of organisation that affects all part of my life – my living space, my being in touch with people, everything. I am a walking shitshow.
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Whenever I’m with my kids.
When I was 11, I went down a water slide and my bottoms didn’t go with me. Everyone saw my bare white butt.
At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.
She was a fun, silly girl who wrote positive songs that helped others – and she was a good mama.
My younger self for not believing in her.
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