Cathy Rigby: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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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.

Cathy Rigby

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

To be more outgoing. I love being home, but sometimes I feel guilty that I like it too much.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2012 source ↗

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Isaac Mizrahi

I would care less about what people thought of me.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 5 April 2022 source ↗

Megan Rapinoe United States international footballer, 2006–2023

I wish I wasn’t so rash, but would I be me if I wasn’t?

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 August 2020 source ↗

Carol Burnett

My tendency to worry about the future if there’s nothing you can do about it.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2020 source ↗

Hugh Jackman

Indecisiveness. It can be really annoying, especially when I am out to dinner and can’t decide between the chicken or the fish.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 November 2022 source ↗

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

Right now and when I was pregnant and when my children were very young.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Making a gourmet dinner with my husband, Tom, then just hanging out with our four children, their spouses, and our delightful grandchildren.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 August 2012 source ↗

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

Procrastination ... getting overwhelmed ... getting stuck.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗

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