Takashi Murakami: What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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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.

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Takashi Murakami

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When, as a university freshman, I would go to the ocean in the summer and free-dive all day long.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 September 2018 source ↗

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Martin Scorsese

I think you can strive to attain it, but be realistic about the outcome. In the meantime, I find I might be experiencing it through flashes or brief moments in love and art, and at times just being alive.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 March 2010 source ↗

Barbara Walters

A fireplace, a book, and a snowy day, with no possibility of getting into the office.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 October 2004 source ↗

Bill Maher

Being in love while organizing my closet.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2010 source ↗

Harrison Ford

A perfect flight to a perfect landing … with witnesses.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2010 source ↗

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

To be so cold that I am not able to sleep.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2018 source ↗

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

I’d like to increase my brain’s computing speed.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 September 2018 source ↗

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

Increasing forgetfulness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2018 source ↗

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