People who feed off of their misery. The whiners and complainers.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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Being mean online.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
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Kellie Maloney
Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician
Being two-faced.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗
Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗
Entitlement or a lack of manners. Though I find they often flock together.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗
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View profile →My self-criticism.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
When I was 11, I went down a water slide and my bottoms didn’t go with me. Everyone saw my bare white butt.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
My younger self for not believing in her.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
Whenever I’m with my kids.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
She was a fun, silly girl who wrote positive songs that helped others – and she was a good mama.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
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