George Saunders
Short-story writer and novelist
Read incorrectly, that sounds like a threat. No thanks, Vanity Fair !
How would you like to die?
Question
What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
Question
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
Question
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
Question
What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
Question
When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed final question in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire, repeated verbatim across respondent pages.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
If needed—a doctor-assisted death.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 April 2016 source ↗
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Gayle King
Broadcaster
I’d like to die anytime after the age of 90—in my sleep!
From a heart attack at the Kodak Theatre when they announce I won best actor for Terminator 3.
Hans Zimmer
Film composer
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
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View profile →Gregory Peck not mentioning me when he won best supporting actor at the Golden Globes for Father Mapple in Moby-Dick. I played Ahab.
Walking in my garden in England with my wife.
Geoffrey's widow, Alma.
That I would lose her.
A year ago, after only four lessons, skiing alone in the Sierras.
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