Getting to the point in life where I can accept that the truth is there is no perfect happiness.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2012 source ↗
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“Until we are all free, we are none of us free.” —Emma Lazarus. Perfect happiness exists only in my imagination at the moment.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2020 source ↗
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Dolly Parton
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A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 November 2012 source ↗
A plate of fettuccine ragù with my kids.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 February 2021 source ↗
A walk on the Golden Strand beach in County Mayo, on the West Coast of Ireland.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 January 2019 source ↗
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View profile →I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag and the promise it represents that I have chosen to demonstrate in this way. When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom — because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.
Recorded First-person essay, The Players' Tribune, 6 October 2016 source ↗
Even more simply, you can ask yourself this question: "Do I truly care about equality for all people in this country?" If the answer is yes, then demand to be a better, more educated, more empathetic version of yourself. And demand the same of every single person you know.
Recorded First-person essay, The Players' Tribune, 6 October 2016 source ↗
Humor and honesty. And, like me, they always think the unnecessary last drink is a great idea.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2020 source ↗
I wish I wasn’t so rash, but would I be me if I wasn’t?
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 August 2020 source ↗
I am kneeling because I have to do something. Anything. We all do.
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