Maureen O'Hara
Irish and American actress and singer
I’d rather name one for someone else. I’m egomaniacal.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Time & hindsight
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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.
Being giving to the detriment of myself.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗
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View all 243 →My internalised misogyny that still manages to cloud some of my thinking.
Catastrophising.
Lack of confidence masquerading as perfectionism.
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Realising what adulthood is after waiting so long to get here.
Handing out the tequilas.
Gulliver’s Travels at Adelaide Fringe.
This morning I decided I am not going to take a job that I’ve been offered.
Making my mum proud.
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