Steve Buscemi: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

The question

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.

Steve Buscemi

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Procrastinating. I saved answering this questionnaire until the very last minute.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 2 September 2025 source ↗

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Isaac Mizrahi

I would care less about what people thought of me.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 5 April 2022 source ↗

Allison Janney

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 ↗

Carrie Fisher Actor and writer

My inability to have romantic relationships.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 April 2001 source ↗

Ed Koch

I would like to be more accepting of the faults of others.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 22 January 2013 source ↗

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

Being judgmental.

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

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.

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

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

Playing the Cowardly Lion in our fourth-grade production of The Wizard of Oz. Thank you, Mr. Riccobono.

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

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

Being there for each other during good times and bad.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 2 September 2025 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Losing family, friends, and loved ones.

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

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