Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Mandela. Also, artists and painters. I admire people who are creative.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗
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Boris Becker
German tennis player, coach, and commentator
My sporting hero, Muhammad Ali.
Probably me, but I don’t think I’m supposed to say that!
Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
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My inferiority complex.
First of all, to be in love. The second way of being very happy is to be able to get the best out of yourself, whatever it is.
To be dishonest. Sometimes people have to be dishonest in order not to hurt, but if someone is basically dishonest, that is a different matter.
In the mountains, climbing into beautiful places—anything that has to do with nature. I feel best in nature or near nature. And I was most happy, of course, when I was with my husband and we were in beautiful landscapes.
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