Bernadette Peters: 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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Bernadette Peters

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Honesty, trustworthiness, and a deep understanding of emotions.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 April 2025 source ↗

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Jason Sudeikis

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

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

Catherine O’Hara

They’re wonderful people who seem to like me!

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 November 2013 source ↗

Candice Bergen

That they be intelligent and engaged.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 6 April 2015 source ↗

Rachel Maddow

Discretion and good cheer.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 April 2012 source ↗

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

I most admire Steve Sondheim, who is not alive anymore. But his words and music keep him alive.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

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

I have a lot to be grateful for, but right now, being married. Having time to be with my husband and his children. I feel very grateful.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

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

A peaceful, joyous time in the world…or in my head.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 April 2025 source ↗

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

People’s need to feel superior to others. All it does is cause judgment and hate.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2025 source ↗

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