Caroline Lucas: Which trait in yourself do you like least? — FLAPSS

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Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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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.

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Caroline Lucas

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I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

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Antonio Banderas

My pathological incapacity to say no.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗

Donatella Versace

My personality.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗

Ed Harris American actor and director

Asking my wife questions that don't need to be asked.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗

Willem Dafoe Actor

Punctuality (outside of work, of course).

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2014 source ↗

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Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Passionate, mum, green.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Winning the first Green seat in parliament – although that’s cheating, really, as it was very much a collective achievement by the whole party.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Being on my deathbed and realising I’d forgotten to treat each day as the miracle that it is.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

Today’s children and young people – we’ve let them down by not doing more to prevent the nature and climate crisis, and left them such a huge responsibility.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

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