Daniel Radcliffe: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Daniel Radcliffe

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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Jane Fonda

My inability to have a long-term intimate relationship.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 20 October 2009 source ↗

David Hyde Pierce

I would be a better, faster, and more faithful writer of letters and e-mails, and returner of phone calls.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 April 2017 source ↗

Elmore Leonard Novelist and screenwriter

Convince myself that walking two miles a day isn’t boring.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 November 2012 source ↗

Alice Waters Chef, restaurateur and food activist

My discomfort with being alone.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2021 source ↗

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

It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

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

My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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

Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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