Jodie Foster: What do you fear most? — FLAPSS

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What do you fear most?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.

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Jodie Foster

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

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

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

Years ago, before I had my current manager, I was taken advantage of by people I’d trusted with my finances. That’s made me especially sensitive to the prospect of financial ruin. I’m constantly advising young athletes to be vigilant when it comes to whom you trust with your finances.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

Daryl McCormack Irish actor

Not actualising my full potential.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

That we’re all going to hell in a handcart and Trump is driving.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

Losing a loved one.

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

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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 ↗

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

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

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

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