This is an I-Heart podcast.

You'll know, because you're the bellwether of cultural zeitgeist, what is it called

when, you know, guys want that kind of the perfect, it's the perfect, like, descriptor of the

girlfriend.

Manic Pixie Dreamgirl?

That's exactly right.

Did you see how quickly she

knew what I was talking about? Did you see how she speaks youth? She speaks youth? That's my

bread and butter. Wow. Manic pixie dream girl. Yeah, that's me. Well, I think I was just manic. I was just

manic. Hello, I'm Minnie Driver. I've always loved Proust's questionnaire. It was originally an 19th century

harle game where players would ask each other 35 questions aimed at revealing the other player's true

nature. In asking different people the same set of questions, you can make observations about

which truths appear to be universal.

And it made me wonder, what if these questions were just the jumping off point? What greater

depths would be revealed if I asked these questions as conversation starters? So I adapted

Proust questionnaire and I wrote my own seven questions that I personally think are pertinent to a person's story.

They are, when and where were you happiest?

What is the quality you like least about yourself?

What relationship real or fictionalized defines love for you?

What question would you most like answered?

What person, place or experience has shaped you the most?

What would be your last meal?

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