When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Timothy Hutton said elsewhere, not written here
Playing catch with my son Noah at Fenway Park.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2015 source ↗

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Edmund Hillary Mountaineer and explorer; first ascent of Everest, 1953
Those years from 1953 to 1975 were extremely happy years for me. I did many adventurous activities. I got deeply involved in these aid programs for the people of the Himalayas. I had a nice family, we took our family into the out-of-doors, we camped and we swam and we clambered around the hills. For me, it was a very full and a very happy existence.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview source ↗
Julie Delpy French actress and filmmaker
When I am working on something I really like, or when I am alone with my son playing in the garden.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2013 source ↗

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