Harrison Ford: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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.

Recorded Harrison Ford said elsewhere, not written here

Procrastination.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

Well, I’m always right.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

Laziness. After 30 years of being a disciplined athlete with an intensely tight schedule, I still can’t forgive myself for letting things slide.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

I’m quite stubborn.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗

Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

Biting my nails.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗

Their willingness to have me as a friend.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2010 source ↗

Passive aggression.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

A perfect flight to a perfect landing … with witnesses.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2010 source ↗

Something happening to one of my children.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

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