Jason Sudeikis: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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

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Jason Sudeikis

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Wherever I’m sitting, once I finish this questionnaire.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗

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Tina Fey

Anywhere, during the 2 to 24 hours after a successful joke.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗

Michael Palin English actor

Flying in over London on a cool, clean morning after a long time away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2009 source ↗

Lupita Nyong'o Actress

I thoroughly enjoyed high school in Nairobi: it was before everybody had a camera on their phone. I experimented with fashion and hairstyles that I am glad I don’t have any record of.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2019 source ↗

Ernest Borgnine

When: I finish a good scene. Where: looking back, in the navy.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2011 source ↗

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Either living up to or not living up to my potential.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗

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

Having a bunch of answers and getting to fill in the questions. With loved ones. While in Maui.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 January 2017 source ↗

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

The way I allow myself to talk to myself.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

A sense of humor and/or the ability to use a toilet correctly.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 January 2017 source ↗

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

Entitlement or a lack of manners. Though I find they often flock together.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗

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