Being onstage and forgetting why I’m there.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2022 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
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Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
Being stuck in a project that’s not challenging me, or true to my nature.
To overcook that plate of fettuccine.
Father John Misty
American musician
Getting thrown down a well.
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My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.
That they’re my friends. I trust them and they trust me.
In my sleep, “dreaming android dreams of electric sheep.”
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