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At the South By Southwest Music Festival last March. Few things make me happier than going to concerts, and this was an epic evening.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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Happiness is mostly intrinsic: you’re either a happy soul or a miserable bastard. Fortunately, I’m the former.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
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Daphne Guinness
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I am often happiest on a shoot with David LaChapelle, being pushed to the extremes – either suspended from a harness or immersed in a tank of water. He calls it “extreme modelling”.
Five to 10, when I was just playing out and I didn’t realise I was a girl. Before my boobs came in, basically.
John Malkovich
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Probably when our children were small, which is not to say I am unhappy now.
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