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

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

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Daniel Radcliffe

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It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗

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PP Arnold

Escaping an abusive teen marriage and being blessed with the opportunity to create a new life for myself and my two young children in London at the height of the swinging 60s.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗

Rick Stein English chef

March 1981 – preparing to open The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow, for a new season.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2013 source ↗

Paapa Essiedu British actor

I was a happy kid. I had quite a small life: I grew up in Walthamstow and didn’t really leave east London. I didn’t go to the South Bank for the first time until I was 18 years old.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2023 source ↗

Danny DeVito American actor, comedian and filmmaker

I have been very fortunate in my life. I have had a lot of happiness. I have a great family and I work a lot, and that's what I like to do.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2013 source ↗

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I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.

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

My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.

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Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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

Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗

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