Jane Birkin
Singer, songwriter, actor
Christmas with my girls, my brother, my sister, and all the children.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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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.
Drinks on the deck at sunset.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 October 1999 source ↗
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Eugene Levy
Actor and writer
Devouring an egg salad sandwich with the salt, pepper, and mayo in exactly the right proportion.
Neil Patrick Harris
Actor
Probably being granted all-access to a Disney theme park with my husband, David, and a group of close friends—and just us—while we wandered and drank tropical tiki drinks. No judgment, no lines, no bad weather, and no hangovers. Oh, and our twins would be there too, but only when they’re happy and meltdown-free. I guess the same would go for David.
John Mellencamp
Singer and songwriter
It’s not our God-given right to be happy. So, if a man can laugh out loud once or twice a day, that would be happiness.
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