Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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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.

Recorded Alfred Molina said elsewhere, not written here
Self-doubt and a reoccurring fear that people would prefer the other Alfred Molina.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2024 source ↗

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Judd Apatow
My bottomless pit of need. Soft erections. It was hard to keep it to just two.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2009 source ↗

Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

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