Little Richard: 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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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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In Macon, Georgia, during my childhood. I knew everybody there—it was like the whole town was your family. I felt complete there.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

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Doris Day American actress and singer

My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 1995 source ↗

Daphne Guinness British socialite

I am often happiest on a shoot with David LaChapelle, being pushed to the extremes – either suspended from a harness or immersed in a tank of water. He calls it “extreme modelling”.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗

Scott Mills English radio DJ and television presenter

Now. I’ve moved to Hertfordshire after 25 years in London, got a fiancee and a dog, so everything has fallen into place.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗

Andrea Martin

St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto: 8:31 A.M., July 1, 1981; 8:29 A.M., May 4, 1983.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2017 source ↗

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

Being at peace with God.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 November 2001 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I don’t want to be lost and burn in hell.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

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

Selfishness—people who don’t care about others or their feelings and will do or say anything as long as they get what they want.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2001 source ↗

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

To be taller. I’ve been looking up at certain people all my life. If I was taller, I could look down and see them a lot better.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 November 2001 source ↗

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

Unselfishness. I like to surround myself with people who are kind and have feelings for others and their problems.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 November 2001 source ↗

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