In the back of each month's Vanity Fair, they ask a celebrity to answer the following questionnaire. I have always though of completing it, and today I did.
Proust Questionnaire
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
No sickness-anywhere, anyone, anytime.
What is your greatest fear?
Loss.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Fierce friendships.
Which living person do you most despise?
Despise is a strong word; I dislike many.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Books.
What is your current state of mind?
Uncertain but optimistic.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Charity.
On what occasion do you lie?
To spare feelings.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My legs.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Great sense of humor & patience.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Great sense of humor.
Which words or phrases do you overuse?
Motherf*cker.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Axel!
When and where were you happiest?
Penncrest and ODU –carefree living with no responsibilities, and finding out who I was.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
More patience.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to sing.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My relationships.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
No coming back - I think once will be enough.
Where would you like to live?
Arhus, Denmark, or Munich, Germany.
What is your most treasured possession?
My books and my honey.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Not being able to express myself.
What is your favorite occupation?
Reading.
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Boo Radley.
What are your favorite names?
Thomas, Zeno and Hilmar. And of course, Axel :)
What is it that you most dislike?
Authority.
How would you like to die?
With dignity, my feet up, and the remote in my right hand.
What is your motto?
If it’s free, it’s for me.
Here is some additonal info on Proust and the questionnaire, if you are interested:
http://www.chick.net/proust/question.html
I am intersted in how you guys would answer some of the questions :)