When were you happiest?

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In Macon, Georgia, during my childhood. I knew everybody there—it was like the whole town was your family. I felt complete there.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

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Paul Whitehouse Welsh comedian
When I came round after being seriously ill. I’d had a dose of morphine, the sun was shining and I thought, “Ah yes, I live!”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 June 2018 source ↗
Seth Meyers American comedian and TV host
My wedding day, listening to my brother’s best-man speech.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2015 source ↗
Paul Hollywood English baker and chef
In Cyprus between 1994 and 1999. I was baking out there, the weather was fantastic, it was a great place to be and I met my wife Alex.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2014 source ↗
Alan Cumming Scottish actor, producer, director, writer and presenter
A couple of summers ago, walking through a forest illuminated by fireflies, with my man and our dogs.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2009 source ↗

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