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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Naomi Campbell

These days, it’s good health and peace.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 5 April 2021 source ↗

Jeff Goldblum

Every single person and living creature on the planet is safe and well nourished.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 April 2026 source ↗

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Spending time with my family—with no phone, no fax, and no meetings.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2003 source ↗

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Being out in a gorgeous natural setting with time to enjoy.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 September 2022 source ↗

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

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

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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 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 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 ↗

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