Maureen O'Hara: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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 Maureen O'Hara said elsewhere, not written here

I’d rather name one for someone else. I’m egomaniacal.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

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George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States, 1989–1993

Nobody has ever accused me of being a superior communicator. If I could have conveyed to the American people the concerns I had, and my heartbeat, a little more clearly, maybe I would not be unemployed and retired. And I might not be this happy, either. I learned a lot from Ronald Reagan about communication. Never got to be in his league in terms of it, but he could say something and the American people might not agree with the issue, but they could empathize with him.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2 June 1995 source ↗

Phoebe Dynevor

I wish I could be more patient. I always want things to get done or happen now.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

Róisín Murphy

My problem with clothes. I’ve got an issue, haven’t I? I’m not a fella in a band who can turn up in his T-shirt and jeans. I’ve got the whole drama of what I’m going to wear: the hair, the makeup. All that preening and pruning that adds to the stress. I have begun to hate that perfectionist in me.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2023 source ↗

Bob Schieffer