Laverne Cox: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? — FLAPSS

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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.

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Laverne Cox

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Thinking that I am not enough or not beautiful the way I am. That thinking is super-dangerous.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2018 source ↗

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Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

I'm trying to be more organized.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 July 2019 source ↗

If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 October 2016 source ↗

Megan Rapinoe United States international footballer, 2006–2023

I wish I wasn’t so rash, but would I be me if I wasn’t?

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 August 2020 source ↗

To be more outgoing. I love being home, but sometimes I feel guilty that I like it too much.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2012 source ↗

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

Cuddling in bed on a Sunday morning with the man I love. Also, applause and standing ovations.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2018 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Being homeless.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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

Thinking that I am less-than. That thinking is cunning, baffling, and insidious, and I must guard against it every hour of every day.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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

Mean-spiritedness and the inability to set and respect boundaries.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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

At the SAG awards in 2016. I remember going into that night saying to myself, “I might not be here again; let me be fully in the moment.” The cast of Orange Is the New Black won the acting-ensemble award for the second year in a row, and I was there with a man I truly loved. That night was everything I had always dreamed about.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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

Leontyne Price gives me life. She broke racial barriers with inimitable poise, grace, and excellence, as well as unbelievable focus and vision.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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