Mary Tyler Moore: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? — FLAPSS

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

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Mary Tyler Moore

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I think when we were doing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. That was the first time that I was able to, on a regular basis, be funny.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗

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Paul Hollywood English baker and chef

In Cyprus between 1994 and 1999. I was baking out there, the weather was fantastic, it was a great place to be and I met my wife Alex.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2014 source ↗

Björk Guðmundsdóttir Icelandic singer

Merging with nature or merging with people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2013 source ↗

Vince Cable British politician

My best times have been around my family.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 April 2009 source ↗

Ted Danson American actor

I am a bit of a Pollyanna – I spend most of my day happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗

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Their responsibility to the friendship.

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

That I’ll never work again.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗

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

Getting to the point in life where I can accept that the truth is there is no perfect happiness.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2012 source ↗

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

Well, first of all I’d like to change the word “deplore” to “dislike.” I guess that I’m almost a hermit; I don’t enjoy going out that much, and so I tend to take my happiness from the joys of my home and my husband.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗

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