Maureen O'Hara
Irish and American actress and singer
Not getting into heaven.
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Losing a loved one.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2024 source ↗
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Melissa Etheridge
Singer, songwriter and guitarist
To let fear overcome my life. We’re not gonna let that happen because love is always greater than fear.
Ardal O'Hanlon
Irish comedian and actor
People laughing at me, which is terrible for someone who makes a living out of making people laugh.
Becoming dickish.
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View profile →My kids are in the house. I’ve been gardening in my vegetable garden. I have absolutely zero obligations or calls to return. Now I’m fixing dinner with music playing and having a glass of wine.
Cruelty, and also general rudeness and unkindness. I’ve always told my children: Don’t ever find entertainment in someone else’s discomfort.
When I’m feeling lazy and I sleep in too much.
Jane Goodall. I got the chance to meet her a few years ago, and it was the thrill of a lifetime. When I was little, I wanted to be her. I thought she had the coolest life in the world.
My wedding day, and when my children were first placed in my arms.
Kindness and laughter. If someone makes me laugh, I’m halfway in love.
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