Jodie Foster: 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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Jodie Foster

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

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

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Diane Keaton Actor and director

A glass of red wine with ice.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2014 source ↗

Dustin Hoffman

When the coffee kicks in early in the morning and I’m on the couch with my dogs, reading the paper.

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

David Chang

Good TV, good delivery, perfect AC. Literally doing nothing.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 September 2019 source ↗

Yo-Yo Ma Cellist

Those times when I feel equilibrium, maximum consciousness, and clarity.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2016 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Watching my sons ski down a mountain for the first time.

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

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

I would just be content with every moment as it is instead of gnashing my teeth trying to change things all the time.

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

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

Deep and complex thoughts delivered with a wicked sense of humor.

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

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Naming my greatest fear, because then I’ll have to admit it, won’t I?

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

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