It was so fun to hear Mike Nichols answer these questions asked at the end of every Inside the Actors Studio interview, I looked them up.
They originally came from Bernard Pivot, host of a French series, Bouillon de Culture, a variation on the Proust Questionnaire, which I posted last year.
I haven't seen this as a meme, but I invite you all to answer the questions, if you like, in the comments or on your blog.
As much as possible, answer as if you're being interviewed, off the top of your head:
1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
4. What turns you off?
5. What is your favorite curse word?
6. What sound or noise do you love?
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
9. What profession would you not like to do?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
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Here are my answers:
1. What is your favorite word?
fern
2. What is your least favorite word?
no [said to me]
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
paradox
4. What turns you off?
certainty (the bombastic kind)
5. What is your favorite curse word?
"fuck" is the one I use the most, but my favorite, which I never use, is "bugger"
6. What sound or noise do you love?
planes taking off (from inside one, I mean)
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
pets slurping themselves
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
um... what is my profession?
adventure guide
9. What profession would you not like to do?
adventure guide!
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
[with delight] It's you! Well done.
