Warm chocolate cake, a gorgeous fire, and Idris Elba. Also, world peace.
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When were you happiest?
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What is your greatest fear?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Originally asked
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.
Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2012 source ↗
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Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
It’s never going to be absolutely perfect. There will always be something you would change if you could.
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View profile →I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
The first 10 years of my marriage, when my children were small.
Losing another child. (I lost one of my sons to suicide when he was 19.)
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
Not always standing up for myself enough.
Loyalty, kindness, honesty, trustworthiness, reliability.
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