Allison Janney: What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? — FLAPSS

The question

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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Allison Janney

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Cooking out with my closest friends and laughing until we are crying.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2019 source ↗

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Being totally present and at peace in the moment—and knowing that my children and grandchildren are all right.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2009 source ↗

Watching a great movie in the afternoon and then taking a long nap.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 February 2024 source ↗

Terry Gross Radio interviewer

A glass of wine, a good dinner with my husband, and a day ahead of me without a deadline is close enough.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 September 2012 source ↗

Floating in a river full of fat trout.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 November 2020 source ↗

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Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

People who punch down.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2025 source ↗

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

I wish I always had the right word in the right moment at the right time and not two hours later in my car going home.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2025 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2025 source ↗

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

Oh, I have a long list. You should ask me what I like about myself—that list is much shorter.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2025 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Thank you notes I haven't written.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2013 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

Those who are both loyal and can cook.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2019 source ↗

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