Angela Griffin: 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 Angela Griffin said elsewhere, not written here

Catastrophising.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗

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Chris Rock

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.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2016 source ↗

Gayle King Broadcaster

I’m disorganized.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2016 source ↗

Garrison Keillor

Self-denigration, an old strategy for extorting praise from people. (“I am a terrible person.” “No, you’re a wonderful person and we all love you.”)

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2009 source ↗

Ally McCoist

Bad timekeeping.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

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Lee Warburton. He had just left drama school and was doing the Alexander technique in the Corrie green room. I hadn’t been to drama school, and really took the piss out of him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗