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.
A family dinner. Candlelight. Lots of laughs.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 June 2025 source ↗
Seeing my family thrive and being underwater.
The absence of fear, and the recognition that we are all on this ship of fools together. We may in fact go to the big ship’s Art Deco bar and have a glass of champagne, toasting our foibles.
Being with my husband, David, and the boys.
Filling out this Proust Questionnaire. I try to be in the moment.
My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)
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.
They want nothing but friendship.
Before I knew what being an actor was, I wanted to be one.
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.
Food in a sink drain.
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