Daniel Radcliffe: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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.

Recorded Daniel Radcliffe said elsewhere, not written here

My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor

Overeating when stressed.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter

I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

My default will always be to go for the worst-case scenario and that is something that I am unlearning.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2026 source ↗

Paapa Essiedu British actor

I find it difficult to sit still.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2023 source ↗

I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.

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

Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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