Father John Misty
American musician
I bore myself constantly.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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What is the biggest obstacle you have faced professionally?
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What is your greatest fear?
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How close have you come to death?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am a workaholic. I love what I do, but I am aware that it can become obsessive.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗
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Angela Hartnett
English chef
Procrastination.
Edward Enninful
Ghanaian-born English editor and stylist
Impatience. Though sometimes it helps!
I’m chronically late. It’s magical thinking: I actually believe I can take a shower and get dressed in three minutes, that the train will be pulling into the station the moment I arrive….
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Logistically, technically, shooting at 48 frames per second, working in 3D – those were all huge challenges. The biggest lessons were more logistical – decision making on a day to day level. It was a very complex schedule, always shifting. So, those were huge challenges. Stamina-wise, there were many, many challenges.
Not continuing to question.
I made a solo attempt at the Matterhorn in 1996 and came very close to falling. I waited until the dawn light came, so I could retrace my route, but I was hanging off my ice axes for 45 minutes.
Be in the moment.
Being the father of three children.
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