Proust Questionnaire

I pick up Vanity Fair magazine every so often -- this month because of the cover story on Viggo Mortensen. The last page is always the "Proust Questionnaire" answered by a different person each month.

The questions are brief, but intriguing, and so I thought I'd list them here. Feel free to lemming!

The Proust Questionnaire

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Which living person do you most admire?

What is your favorite journey?

On what occasion do you lie?

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Which living person do you most despise?

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Which talent would you like to have?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would it be?

If you could choose to come back as, what would it be?

What is your most treasured possession?

What do you regard as the depths of misery?

What is your most marked characteristic?

Who are your favorite writers?

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

What is it that you most dislike?

What is your motto?


( My Answers Behind the Cut )