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

The question

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

Originally asked

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.

George Takei

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I don’t know about perfect, but a creamy scoop of green-tea ice cream comes fairly close.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 October 2015 source ↗

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Judith Light

Having the opportunity to contribute and serve.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 27 September 2019 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

Being surrounded by my friends and family. Just listening to them interacting, laughing, sharing. It is the culmination of everything I could have hoped for.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 27 August 2020 source ↗

Vera Wang

Is there such a thing? I guess, for me, it’s really about life’s special moments, large and small.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 October 2020 source ↗

Antonio Banderas

The very short instant right after accomplishing something very challenging.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 December 2019 source ↗

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