Waking up in the morning is as perfect as anything gets.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2021 source ↗
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Long walks with my husband. Being with my family. Making music, and writing when songs just fall together. And maybe a cannoli. Just one.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 April 2020 source ↗
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Watching seeds grow in the greenhouse. Drawing or reading or cooking.
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Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 January 2019 source ↗
I have no idea what perfect happiness feels like, but I am looking forward to the experience.
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View profile →Aside from my mom, my husband, and my mother-in-law, Gloria Steinem, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, and RBG.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗
I’ve constantly been changing myself my whole life. I am what you would call “a piece of work” in progress.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 April 2020 source ↗
My son. He is a teenager.
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I cut people off a lot when I talk. It’s a terrible habit.
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