Terry O'Neill
British photographer
A jazz drummer.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
In the Beatles.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗
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Brendan Gleeson
Irish actor and director
Huckleberry Finn.
Oti Mabuse
South African dancer
A paediatrician, then I was like, I can’t dissect frogs! Then I fell in love with making things and understanding how things work.
Malcolm Gladwell
Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
I didn’t want to be anything because I don’t look ahead. Even as a kid I thought it was pointless.
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View profile →Not much. Given that I’m up and active most mornings around 5am, I’ve had enough of everything by 9pm.
That’s easy. I’ve consistently punched above my weight.
I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.
Like Celtic hitting the back of the net in the 90th minute of a Champions League football match.
I have a mild fear of not being appreciative enough for the luck that has come my way. That’s about it.
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
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