Bob Mackie: Which quality in your friends matters most to you?

The question

Originally asked

Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.

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

Bob Mackie

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗

Others on this question

Their humor and that they are smarter than I, but not by too much.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 26 January 2018 source ↗

I think I value the same things everyone does—loyalty, a sense of humor, the ability to make campaign contributions.

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

Humor. Laughing with my girlfriends is one of my great joys.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 February 2025 source ↗

Warren Buffett Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.

Recorded His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010 source ↗

Being overly critical.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2023 source ↗

The inability to appreciate true talent.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2023 source ↗

A great entrance-making outfit, where everyone oohs and aahs!

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗

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