Alexander T.

Proust Questionnaire Responses

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
No fiscal worries and all the time in the world to simply explore my passions

What is your greatest fear?
Denial

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Envy

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Selfishness

Which living person do you most admire?
My mother

What is your greatest extravagance?
Vacations to either Coast

What is your current state of mind?
Fear for the future in this country, empathy for those going through a rough patch, and appreciation for how great of a life I'm living

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Temperance

On what occasion do you lie?
To protect someone from hurting another or getting hurt

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My knocknees and absurd height

Which living person do you most despise?
Ann Coulter

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Humility

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Passion

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Awesome, "Take it easy"

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My girlfriend, Sydney

When and where were you happiest?
On stage performing for the last time back in college

Where would you most like to live?
New York City

What is your most treasured possession?
My piano

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Losing trust and/or connections with my loved ones

What is your favorite occupation?
Musician

What is your most marked characteristic?
Curly hair

What do you most value in your friends?
Empathy

Who are your favorite writers?
F. Scott Fitzgerald, J.D. Salinger, Toni Morrison

Who is your hero of fiction?
Aang, Ash Ketchum, Peter Parker, Atticus Finch, Kidagakash Nedakh

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Alexander Hamilton

Who are your heroes in real life?
Eric Whitacre, Stephen Sondheim, My mother

What are your favorite names?
Phoebe, Benjamin, Lucy

What is it that you most dislike?
Annoying noises like chewing and tapping

What is your motto?
Be kind.