Betty White: 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 Betty White said elsewhere, not written here

Being an incurable workaholic.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2010 source ↗

Others on this question

I get distracted by anything and everything, so all my projects finish just before the deadline. Sometimes, it’s a bit too tight.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

Matthew Modine American actor

I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2023 source ↗

I overthink everything.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Always saying yes to people. For example, I’m doing this.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2025 source ↗

Being with animals.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 August 2010 source ↗

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