Joshua Ferris
American author
Thomas Pynchon, for his sentences.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Pedro Almodóvar, for being loyal to his personality as an artist against all the odds.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗
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Patti Smith
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The artist Gerhard Richter.
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Andy Roddick
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I look up to people such as Andre Agassi who use their fame as a pedestal for causes. He was great to me early on in my career.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2015 source ↗
Daniel Clowes
American cartoonist and writer
It's a fool's errand to waste time admiring anybody.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2012 source ↗
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Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗
The death of my loved ones.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗
The very short instant right after accomplishing something very challenging.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 December 2019 source ↗
My pathological incapacity to say no.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2019 source ↗
The age. I would like to be 30 years old now.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 December 2019 source ↗
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