Keith Richards: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Keith Richards said elsewhere, not written here

Modesty and humility.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2003 source ↗

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Audra McDonald Singer and actor

If hoarding and procrastination were Olympic sports, I’d have at least 70 gold medals.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗

Erin O'Connor English model

I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States, 1989–1993

Nobody has ever accused me of being a superior communicator. If I could have conveyed to the American people the concerns I had, and my heartbeat, a little more clearly, maybe I would not be unemployed and retired. And I might not be this happy, either. I learned a lot from Ronald Reagan about communication. Never got to be in his league in terms of it, but he could say something and the American people might not agree with the issue, but they could empathize with him.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2 June 1995 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author