Gina Lollobrigida: Which quality in your friends matters most to you? — FLAPSS

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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.

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Gina Lollobrigida

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

The ability to be themselves rather than hiding behind a mask.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2013 source ↗

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Gayle King Broadcaster

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2016 source ↗

They take my calls.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 April 2017 source ↗

Rita Moreno Actor, singer and dancer

That they don’t give a tinker’s damn about my celebrity.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 7 January 2022 source ↗

Cecile Richards

Discretion and love of New Orleans—my favorite city. These two go hand in hand.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 29 March 2018 source ↗

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

Sometimes I follow my instincts more than my reason.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

I would like to be less impulsive.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 27 June 2013 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I honestly don’t have a particular fear. We must live life without limits, and fear can become a limit.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

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

Happiness is a journey that depends solely on ourselves. We should be grateful to life because so much that it has in store for us will be marvelous and we have the good fortune to live it.

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

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

I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

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

I don’t like false or opportunistic people.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2013 source ↗

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