Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 January 2019 source ↗
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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
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View all 158 →Eating dan dan noodles with my wife.
Being totally present and at peace in the moment—and knowing that my children and grandchildren are all right.
Perfect happiness is having a wife who loves you and doesn’t ask for too much jewelry.
Hugh Grant
Actor
Drinking a pint of London Pride while munching Twiglets and reading about Colin Firth having a critical and box office catastrophe.
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Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
To place faith over facts.
They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
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