Julie Taymor
Theatre and film director
Love of fun and food and great conversation.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 October 2022 source ↗
What do you value most in your friends?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Their ability to open a bottle of wine.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 September 2010 source ↗
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Danielle Steel
Novelist
Loyalty, kindness, honesty, trustworthiness, reliability.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2012 source ↗
Deep and complex thoughts delivered with a wicked sense of humor.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 February 2024 source ↗
I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗
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Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2010 source ↗
Laziness and procrastination.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2010 source ↗
Serially telling endless boring jokes and sexism and racism and homophobia (they often go together).
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2010 source ↗
To sit by a clear river on a warm day in early July with the smell of cut grass in the air.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 September 2010 source ↗
I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time. But I think I am pretty happy now.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2008 source ↗
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