Joan Collins
English actress and writer
Bill Clinton, I think he was a great president (who cares about his indiscretions?).
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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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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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.
Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗
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Nick Robinson
British political journalist
My wife, because she has to live with me.
Cat Deeley
English television presenter
Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.
Carlos Acosta, for his incredible achievement in dance.
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View profile →Humor and honesty. Realness. No bullshit.
I can be a huge asshole, not very nice. Doesn’t happen very often, but when it happens, it’s not attractive.
I would laugh more. I don’t laugh enough.
When a person is judgmental without realizing that they are the thing they detest in others.
A perfect day is when I can sit outside and listen to an audiobook and watch my family walking around.
I’m most afraid that someday I’m going to be on an airplane and it’s going to be acting the way I don’t want it to.
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