Daniel Radcliffe: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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Daniel Radcliffe

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It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

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Melanie Chisholm British pop singer

Becoming a mum quashed so many demons within me, and gave me confidence and a sense of calm.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗

Shaznay Lewis English singer

When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2024 source ↗

Benedict Cumberbatch English actor

With the sun on my face and a beer in my hand, the morning after I had been in a car-jacking in South Africa.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2012 source ↗

Bobby Gillespie Singer and songwriter

Standing on stage in between Robert Young and Andrew Innes, blasting away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

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Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.

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Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.

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

My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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