Mary Tyler Moore: When were you happiest? — FLAPSS

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When were you happiest?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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

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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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Elisabeth Moss American actor

Whenever I'm with my mum and brother. We have family dinners every Sunday – it's become quite the tradition.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2012 source ↗

In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 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 ↗

Alexa Chung English television presenter

Playing ping pong in LA.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 March 2011 source ↗

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Question What do you value most in your friends? Relationships

Their responsibility to the friendship.

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

Question What is your idea of perfect happiness? 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 What is your greatest fear? Identity & self

That I’ll never work again.

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

Question Which trait do you most dislike in yourself? 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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