Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
Being poor—or, worse, having Kelsey Grammer fight with Teddy Kennedy over who is to drive me home.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗
Living with severe chronic pain, or forgetting the name of the person I’m interviewing.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2012 source ↗
Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
Years ago, before I had my current manager, I was taken advantage of by people I’d trusted with my finances. That’s made me especially sensitive to the prospect of financial ruin. I’m constantly advising young athletes to be vigilant when it comes to whom you trust with your finances.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗
The supreme court. Specifically the case Bush v Gore, which is where Sandra Day O’Connor – one person – decided the presidential election.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
At the moment, Ukraine’s president.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
The moment I realised I knew how to read. I was five.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
I just hate to work, so I can’t choose one.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
Ai Weiwei, Alan Arkin, Alfred Molina, Alison Steadman, Allison Janney, Ally McCoist
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