Eve Myles
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When I had my gall bladder out last year; I had gall stones and was in agony for four years.
When were you happiest?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2016 source ↗
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About twice a week I think I’m having the best day of my life. When was I happiest? Er, Tuesday.
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When I am doing things that I feel I am not obliged to do.
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When my album was made in June.
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Just a lazy day roaming New York with my daughters—La Esquina for lunch and Mister Softee for dessert.
I hate rich people that feel a need to tell you how hard they had it (“We had the smallest pool on the block”). And I hate poor people that feel a need to puff up their bios so they can better fit in with the rich—you meet a lot of Talented Mr. Ripleys in showbiz.
I have a child-like fear of being late. I’m a grown man, and I’m scared I’m going to the principal’s office.
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