That I would have focused more on languages.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2019 source ↗
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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Identity & self
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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Best to leave things alone. Pull things out, it all comes down. I’m Jenga like that.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 July 2023 source ↗
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Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
I would love to have a good memory. I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 September 2020 source ↗
Nothin’. All my experiences, talents, wins, and L’s make me who I am today. I am constantly evolving, learning, and working toward not just being great, but also staying true to who I’ve always been—just a kid with a big dream from the LBC.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 January 2022 source ↗
I would laugh more. I don’t laugh enough.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 September 2015 source ↗
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View profile →Opening day of The Empire Strikes Back, 86th Street Loews.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2023 source ↗
They’ll help me dump a body off the turnpike.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 July 2023 source ↗
Enough with the constant smiling.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2023 source ↗
I’m walking down the street angrily muttering to myself and then I run into a neighbor or former coworker and they catch me in this moment of private-public expression. It’s nice to be seen sometimes.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 July 2023 source ↗
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