Bernadette Peters: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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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.

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

Others on this question

Sam Taylor-Wood British film director, artist and photographer

The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2008 source ↗

June Brown English actress and author

Childhood, up until the age of seven, when my sister died.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2013 source ↗

Jane Asher English actress and author

The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗

Kim Wilde English pop singer

These are the happiest days. I love the process of getting older and, sometimes, wiser.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

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 ↗

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

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

Honesty, trustworthiness, and a deep understanding of emotions.

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

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 ↗

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