JB
Christmas with my girls, my brother, my sister, and all the children.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 September 2013 source ↗
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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
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Neil Patrick Harris
Actor
Probably being granted all-access to a Disney theme park with my husband, David, and a group of close friends—and just us—while we wandered and drank tropical tiki drinks. No judgment, no lines, no bad weather, and no hangovers. Oh, and our twins would be there too, but only when they’re happy and meltdown-free. I guess the same would go for David.
Zadie Smith
Novelist and essayist
Reading quietly, in high grass, among loved ones (who are also quietly reading). Followed by a boozy lunch.
Being in a Broadway theater full of people laughing their heads off at one of my shows.
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View profile →Not at all! I don’t think that you can really choose what people will like, or say, or even remember about you. I mean, my God, probably the Birkin bag will be known. … If I look myself to find out the date of something — and the first thing that pops up is that bloody bag! I think it’ll be “Je T’aime Moi Non Plus,” when I go feet first, that’ll be the tune they’ll play on the television, and then talk about the bag
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