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Not always standing up for myself enough.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2012 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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Others on this question
View all 239 →Impulsivity. We end up in strange places, like right now – I am in the Middle East.
Stealing from the elderly and then acting real cocky about it.
Matthew Modine
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I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.
Not getting to the point.
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View profile →Losing another child. (I lost one of my sons to suicide when he was 19.)
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
The first 10 years of my marriage, when my children were small.
Peacefully, in good physical health, sound of mind, still active, at a great age, with my children around me.
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