David Hockney
Painter, draughtsman, printmaker and photographer
That they don’t give way quickly.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2013 source ↗
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
Originally asked
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.
Judgmental without investigation.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
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View all 196 →Enough with the constant smiling.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2023 source ↗
Mistaking shyness for not having anything to say.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗
Kathy Lette
Australian-British author
People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
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View profile →Johnny Mathis - he is so perfect.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
Chasing after fire engines as a child with my dad and watching neighbours' houses burn to the ground.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
'Do you have a hobby?' It was a journalist. I went into a tirade: 'How dare you presume I'm a dabbler!'
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
It's bad taste to brag about money.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
I worked in a unisex clothes store for three days. Girls would say, 'Do I look fat in this?' I'd say, 'Yes.' I was fired.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
Nothing, I can sleep everywhere but an aeroplane.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗
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