Well, first of all I’d like to change the word “deplore” to “dislike.” I guess that I’m almost a hermit; I don’t enjoy going out that much, and so I tend to take my happiness from the joys of my home and my husband.
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The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
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I can’t stand the way my voice will crack if I’m making a speech. I hate public speaking and the emotion it dredges up.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2025 source ↗
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I’d rather name one for someone else. I’m egomaniacal.
Increasing forgetfulness.
Very impatient, bossy, always late.
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Before I knew what being an actor was, I wanted to be one.
As someone who did what he could with what he had.
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My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)
Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.
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