Jodie Foster: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

The question

If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Originally asked

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.

Jodie Foster

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I would just be content with every moment as it is instead of gnashing my teeth trying to change things all the time.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 February 2024 source ↗

Others on this question

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Martin Scorsese

First of all, I’d like to stop complaining—I’m beginning to annoy myself. I would like to learn to read faster, however. Again, the rest I’ve learned to live with.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 22 February 2010 source ↗

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

I'm trying to be more organized.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 July 2019 source ↗

Allison Janney

I wish I always had the right word in the right moment at the right time and not two hours later in my car going home.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2025 source ↗

Snoop Dogg

Nothin’. All my experiences, talents, wins, and L’s make me who I am today. I am constantly evolving, learning, and working toward not just being great, but also staying true to who I’ve always been—just a kid with a big dream from the LBC.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 January 2022 source ↗