The question
Which quality in your friends matters most to you?Originally asked
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Being there for each other during good times and bad.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 2 September 2025 source ↗
That they don’t die on me.
Honesty. Tell me the truth, even if it hurts.
The ability to be themselves rather than hiding behind a mask.
That they get it.
Being judgmental.
Procrastinating. I saved answering this questionnaire until the very last minute.
Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.
Losing family, friends, and loved ones.
Playing the Cowardly Lion in our fourth-grade production of The Wizard of Oz. Thank you, Mr. Riccobono.
Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Megan Rapinoe, Little Richard, Gina Lollobrigida, Terry Gross
Search the directory for somebody in particular.