Hugh Jackman: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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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.

Hugh Jackman

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Indecisiveness. It can be really annoying, especially when I am out to dinner and can’t decide between the chicken or the fish.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 November 2022 source ↗

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Jane Fonda

My inability to have a long-term intimate relationship.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 20 October 2009 source ↗

Charlie Munger Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023

if your proposed marriage contract has forty-seven pages, my suggestion is you not enter.

Recorded USC Gould School of Law commencement, 2007, Speakola, 2007 source ↗

Jodie Foster

I would just be content with every moment as it is instead of gnashing my teeth trying to change things all the time.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 February 2024 source ↗

Steve Buscemi

Procrastinating. I saved answering this questionnaire until the very last minute.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 2 September 2025 source ↗

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

The birth of my children.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2022 source ↗

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

Michelle Obama.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2022 source ↗

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

When people talk over others.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2022 source ↗

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

Seeing my family thrive and being underwater.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 November 2022 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

When I “poll the audience” and my need to please others.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2022 source ↗

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