Jodie Foster: 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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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Jodie Foster

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Watching my sons ski down a mountain for the first time.

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

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Jessica Brown Findlay English actress

My wedding day last year. It was supposed to be 4 April and, in the end, it was 12 September.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗

Jonnie Peacock British athlete

Probably when I finish a race.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗

Ian McEwan British novelist and screenwriter

In my mid- to late-20s, in London, beginning to publish, living hand to mouth, having fun. Also now, when love and life and work have finally cohered.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 August 2018 source ↗

Adrian Dunbar Irish actor

My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2022 source ↗

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

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

Watching a great movie in the afternoon and then taking a long nap.

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

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Naming my greatest fear, because then I’ll have to admit it, won’t I?

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

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Deep and complex thoughts delivered with a wicked sense of humor.

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

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