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

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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Vera Wang

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Is there such a thing? I guess, for me, it’s really about life’s special moments, large and small.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 October 2020 source ↗

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Elmore Leonard Novelist and screenwriter

Being with my best friend, who’s a girl.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2012 source ↗

Betty White

Being with animals.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 August 2010 source ↗

Judy Blume Novelist

A balmy, moonlit evening in Key West. George and I are enjoying a pasta dinner on the balcony overlooking the ocean. Ella Fitzgerald is singing in the background.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 April 2023 source ↗

Alfred Molina

A beautiful meal and a glass of wine with my favorite people and lots of laughter ringing around the table.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 May 2024 source ↗

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Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

The desire to please. It’s a losing battle.

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Those who put others first.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Cruelty…no, maybe dishonesty or disingenuousness. All are equally deplorable.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

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