When were you happiest?

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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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Recorded Ben Stiller said elsewhere, not written here
Probably as a small child in a pool in my mother’s arms.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2025 source ↗

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Orlando Bloom English actor
When I was about to embark on filming The Lord Of The Rings, prior to any kind of fame or notoriety, full of hope and dreams, and excitement of the adventures ahead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 March 2021 source ↗
Sofia Coppola American filmmaker and actress
Driving my convertible over the Bay Bridge when I was 18, listening to Thinking of You by Sister Sledge.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗
Cecile Richards
January 15, 1991. Walking up Congress Avenue in Austin, with thousands of others, to see Mom sworn in as governor of Texas.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2018 source ↗

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