Who wants to admit to being afraid, uncertain, overwhelmed, clumsy, neurotic, or prone to saying the wrong thing?
Serafinowicz, a 6ft 5in Liverpudlian rarely prone to self-doubt, admitted before the launnch of the series: 'It makes me quite nervous and also makes me think the show had better be good enough.
"I am prone to sculptural poses," he admitted.
And Kellond-Knight, who boasts a thoughtful and unruffled personality, is not prone to anxiety but she does admit that being unfamiliar with the language has had its benefits.
For someone prone to periods of gloom, who admits that he can't relax into a sunset, might it not help to have more than superficial friendships?
Mr. Martin's early success as a writer (his novels include "The Crying Heart Tattoo" and "The Beginning of Sorrows") also made him arrogant, he admits, and prone to affairs.
He could pass for almost a decade younger than his 35 years, is slightly knock-kneed and prone to giggly yelps, and readily admits he can't be trusted to make it to the corner shop and back without getting lost.
The book has the feeling of reading a number of very enthusiastic Facebook posts by someone who is prone to oversharing (something he readily admits to).
The post-'80s are China's first only-child generation, and they happily admit they are prone to selfishness.
