Jeff Goldblum: What is your greatest fear?

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.

Recorded Jeff Goldblum said elsewhere, not written here

Any misfortune involving our kids. Also, I have recurring nightmares that involve being chased by people or being attacked by scary animals.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

Every actor has the same fear – ie, you’re never going to work again.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

John Simm English musician and actor

Outliving my kids – and rats.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2023 source ↗

Jason Manford English comedian and singer

Wasting my life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗

Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

Losing my family. And fear that the world won't become a better place.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗

The first time Emilie and I kissed.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2026 source ↗

My wife, all those who contribute something of beauty, and scientists.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2026 source ↗

Every single person and living creature on the planet is safe and well nourished.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 April 2026 source ↗

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