Jack Whitehall
English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
I dislike dawdlers. When I walk, I do so with purpose. I have no time for people shuffling along.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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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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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Gossip and backstabbing.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗
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People taking themselves seriously.
Coldness, selfishness.
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Great. It feels wonderful – like a firework going off in your stomach.
Discipline. Also to have a goal, however small and whatever it may be.
My children obviously, but also my work.
I am often happiest on a shoot with David LaChapelle, being pushed to the extremes – either suspended from a harness or immersed in a tank of water. He calls it “extreme modelling”.
Poetry. I start getting into a float state, and write stanzas and couplets in the middle of the night.
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