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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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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
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Actor, writer and broadcaster
Lying in one of two twin hammocks on an English lawn in June. A glass of something cool and vinous is balanced on my tummy. A speaker hanging above the tree plays Glenn Gould. A Wodehouse novel is spread-eagled on my chest. I will pick it up in a moment. Oh, the other hammock is occupied by my beloved husband.
Cooking out with my closest friends and laughing until we are crying.
Floating on my back in the ocean.
Health, life, everything around me on a daily basis, being grateful for life—every day is a blessing.
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View profile →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.)
I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
Peacefully, in good physical health, sound of mind, still active, at a great age, with my children around me.
Loyalty, kindness, honesty, trustworthiness, reliability.
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
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