Rob Delaney
American comedian and actor
Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Originally asked
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.
President Zelenskyy.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗
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View all 406 →My mother-in-law, Eunice Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics, and my father-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who founded Job Corps and was the first director of the Peace Corps.
My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
Judi Dench – not only is she super talented but she is also really humble.
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View profile →Losing one of my children, as there is no greater loss.
I am always disappointed in myself. I always feel that I haven’t achieved enough, or been as good a parent as I could be.
I cried recently, thinking about my late wife.
My late wife – she died of cancer. We tried everything we could do to save her. I wish that I could have done more and that I could have been with her at the moment she passed away. I couldn’t be in that room, because I knew it would be so devastating that I wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids after.
Cruelty. I don’t see the point.
Every time one of my kids was born and I knew that they were healthy.
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