(012) Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire — Edited by Graydon Carter
This could be argued that it’s not a book because it’s just a bunch of interviews in a book. But it’s hardcover and able to be checked out from work. I’m going with book.
Some of my favorite answers are:
Which living person do you most despise?
Me! Myself! Me! Hey, I spend around 10 minutes every morning in bed reviewing the despicable misdeeds committed yesterday. “(You) didn’t listen.” “(You) talked too much.” “(You were) boorish, arrogant, self-indulgent.” “Just a Senile Sunset Stripper, a Geriatric Party Animal. A fringe celebrity in this bizarre village of stellar talent.”-Timothy Leary.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being on Nixon’s enemies list.-David Steinberg
What is your greatest regret?
Doing this interview.-Howard Stern
Sometimes I said “Yes”-Liv Ullmann
When and where were you happiest?
The 24 hours when I gave birth and looked at her in my arms and knew that life was a miracle-Liv Ullmann
What do you most value in your friends?
That they like to laugh. That they feel for others and that they have wisdom to share.-Liv Ullmann
What is your motto?
From my high-school yearbook, “Hold the fort, I’m coming.” Now? “Fuck em.”-Mike Wallance
What is your most treasured possession?
My library. -John Waters.
