Arnold Schwarzenegger: What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? — FLAPSS

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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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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.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Spending time with my family—with no phone, no fax, and no meetings.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2003 source ↗

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Antonio Banderas

The very short instant right after accomplishing something very challenging.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 December 2019 source ↗

A meal alfresco with people I love.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 15 October 2024 source ↗

Daniel Radcliffe

Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

Cooking out with my closest friends and laughing until we are crying.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2019 source ↗

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I am petrified of bikini waxing. I had a very bad experience in 1978.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I am a major shoe queen.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

I think I value the same things everyone does—loyalty, a sense of humor, the ability to make campaign contributions.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2003 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

I have a great family, great friends, and a fantastic career. But I'm also really proud of the work I do for kids—like the Special Olympics, promoting health and fitness for youngsters, and working on afterschool programs, such as the Inner City Games and Arnold's All-Stars.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

Question What counsel has proved most valuable to you? Time & hindsight

It became such a big part of my life that even when I sleep in past 6 o'clock in the morning, I feel guilty because I hear my father's voice saying, you know, Arnold, that's not how this country was built, by sleeping in. Be useful. Do something. What are you doing now?

Recorded A Martínez, Morning Edition, NPR, 6 October 2023 source ↗

Question What kind of death would you consider a good one? Death & what remains

From a heart attack at the Kodak Theatre when they announce I won best actor for Terminator 3.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗

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