Daniel Radcliffe: What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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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.

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Daniel Radcliffe

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Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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Ed Koch

Sitting in a living room with my sister, Pat Thaler, and her seven grandchildren and just talking with them. They range in age from 9 to 21 years old.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 February 2013 source ↗

Michael Cunningham

The very idea of perfect happiness. Who wouldn’t be happy about the proposition that happiness can be perfect?

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 22 November 2023 source ↗

Jamie Lee Curtis

Knowing that each day I have lived wisely and loved well.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 26 April 2022 source ↗

Martha Stewart

A verdant landscape filled with beautiful animals of all kinds, harp music, cumulus clouds in a bright-blue sky, and happy people conversing pleasantly, sipping cold sake from homemade bamboo cups.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 November 2009 source ↗

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Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.

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Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.

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Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

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