Cruelty to animals or children.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I have a hard time with people who are manipulative.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
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Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2022 source ↗
The trait that ignites my Sicilian impulsiveness.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2024 source ↗
Careless cruelty.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
I wish I could worry less.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
When my son got into art school.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
If I’m ever out of line, I’m very quick to apologise and try to make amends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
“Everyone hates you.” (My manager, a long time ago.)
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
It’s just this warm whoosh that goes through you and starts just below the navel area, the pit of your tum.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
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