The question
Which quality in your friends matters most to you?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
They want nothing but friendship.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 June 2025 source ↗
Humor and honesty. And, like me, they always think the unnecessary last drink is a great idea.
That they want to be with me.
Unselfishness. I like to surround myself with people who are kind and have feelings for others and their problems.
A sense of humor and/or the ability to use a toilet correctly.
As someone who did what he could with what he had.
I can’t stand the way my voice will crack if I’m making a speech. I hate public speaking and the emotion it dredges up.
Lying. Let’s not call it “untruthful.” Or “factually inaccurate.” I don’t even call it bullshit, because I like bulls. And bulls need to shit. So you can’t hold that against them. Let’s call it what it is: lying.
A family dinner. Candlelight. Lots of laughs.
Before I knew what being an actor was, I wanted to be one.
Food in a sink drain.
Sally Mann, Helen Mirren, Brooke Shields, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine Baranski, Patti LaBelle
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