Proust Questionnaire

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Living free of the myth of perfection.  What do you dislike most about your appearance? What day is it…? What is your greatest regret? Not coming out of the closet sooner. What is your greatest extravagance? All the sushi. Which living person do you most admire? My big sister. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Asking for permission. What is your most favorite journey? Healing my childhood trauma. Which living person do you most despise? Nazis, neo or otherwise. Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Sally Bowles. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Contentment. What is your favorite occupation? Acting. On what occasion do you lie? If you’ve got nothing nice to say, don’t say anything.  What or who is the greatest love of your life? Curiosity. Which talent would you most like to have? To play the piano. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? No one would keep secrets.  If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? Once was enough, thank you.  What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? A free day with nothing to do. If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? Rich. What do you value most in your friends? That they pick up the phone. Who are your favorite writers? John Steinbeck, Cormac McCarthy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colum McCaan, Stephen Sondheim. What is it that you most dislike? Liars and lazies. How would you like to die? Suffocation induced by gloriously violent laughter. What is your current state of mind? Balancing my enjoyment of the present with the burning desire for the future. What is your motto? Talk is cheap.