David Hasselhoff: What trait do you most dislike in other people? — FLAPSS

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What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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David Hasselhoff

American actor, singer, and television personality

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Rudeness and racism.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2025 source ↗

Careless cruelty.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗

Certainty. I also can’t stand it when someone calls you and then says, “Wait, I need to put my headphones in.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗

Mistaking shyness for not having anything to say.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗

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"You can't see your children for two weeks." (When I was going through my divorce.)

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

Selling fire alarms at 18 or 19.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Singing on the Berlin Wall to a million people in 1989.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

That I wasn't Indiana Jones.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

My drinking habits.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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