Little Richard: Which quality in your friends matters most to you?

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Which quality in your friends matters most to you?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.

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Unselfishness. I like to surround myself with people who are kind and have feelings for others and their problems.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 November 2001 source ↗

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Elaine May

Availability. Just kidding. Character.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 March 2009 source ↗

Bob Mackie

My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

Loyalty. Not fawning, but a loyalty based on our shared love and history that fosters compassion and forgiveness.

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

Tina Fey

A willingness to come uptown.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2011 source ↗

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

Being at peace with God.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 November 2001 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I don’t want to be lost and burn in hell.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

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

Selfishness—people who don’t care about others or their feelings and will do or say anything as long as they get what they want.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

In Macon, Georgia, during my childhood. I knew everybody there—it was like the whole town was your family. I felt complete there.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

To be taller. I’ve been looking up at certain people all my life. If I was taller, I could look down and see them a lot better.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 November 2001 source ↗

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