Gayle King
Broadcaster
I’d like to die anytime after the age of 90—in my sleep!
How would you like to die?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Identity & self
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed final question in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire, repeated verbatim across respondent pages.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Peacefully, in good physical health, sound of mind, still active, at a great age, with my children around me.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2012 source ↗
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Joan Rivers
Comedian
Coming offstage after a five-minute standing ovation, falling into the arms of my lover, and having the doctor look at me and say, “This is impossible! She looks much too young to go!”
Hans Zimmer
Film composer
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
Pedro Almodóvar
Film director
Like John Huston, after shooting The Dead.
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View profile →My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
Not always standing up for myself enough.
The first 10 years of my marriage, when my children were small.
Losing another child. (I lost one of my sons to suicide when he was 19.)
I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
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