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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
I had to ask people about this, because I couldn’t think of anything, and the consensus seems to be: a general lack of self-awareness.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2017 source ↗
I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗
Speaking negatively to myself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗
I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
I would try to work on being able to trust people more easily.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
“You’re never going to make it.” It was some guy I was dating. I had the last laugh.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
Compare and despair. Comparing yourself with someone else or what someone else is doing or what someone else has is a recipe for sadness. What matters is who you are and what you want.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
Online shopping for clothes.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
Adam Kay, Adele Parks, Adrian Dunbar, Al Franken, Alex Hassell, Alex Lawther
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