Harrison Ford: Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Harrison Ford

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Procrastination.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

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Shobna Gulati

That I don’t give myself enough credit.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

Alfred Molina

Self-doubt and a reoccurring fear that people would prefer the other Alfred Molina.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2024 source ↗

Rose Ayling-Ellis British actress

Avoidance coping.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2024 source ↗

Roger McGough

I’m embarrassed when I get people’s names wrong.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 January 2026 source ↗

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Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

A perfect flight to a perfect landing … with witnesses.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2010 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

Their willingness to have me as a friend.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2010 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Something happening to one of my children.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Passive aggression.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2010 source ↗

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