Allison Janney: Which trait in yourself do you like least?

My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2025 source ↗

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

This year's a pretty good year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2013 source ↗

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

People who punch down.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2025 source ↗

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

I wish I always had the right word in the right moment at the right time and not two hours later in my car going home.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2025 source ↗

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