Julie Taymor
Theatre and film director
A fall day on the beach with Elliot and my dog, Luna, and the sea, sand, and sky.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is your greatest fear?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Sitting in a living room with my sister, Pat Thaler, and her seven grandchildren and just talking with them. They range in age from 9 to 21 years old.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 February 2013 source ↗
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A long summer’s evening on the front porch with my wife, Judith, watching the hawks circling overhead and the sun disappearing through the trees.
Stephen Fry
Actor, writer and broadcaster
Lying in one of two twin hammocks on an English lawn in June. A glass of something cool and vinous is balanced on my tummy. A speaker hanging above the tree plays Glenn Gould. A Wodehouse novel is spread-eagled on my chest. I will pick it up in a moment. Oh, the other hammock is occupied by my beloved husband.
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A willingness to go with my gut feeling, rather than wait a day and contemplate other options.
I would like to be more accepting of the faults of others.
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