beitilyng wrote:At the end of the interview section of each episode of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' James Lipton asks his guest the ten questions from a questionnaire developed by Bernard Pivot. These 10 questions originally came from a French series, "Bouillon de Culture" hosted by Bernard Pivot. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01. What is your favorite word?
02. What is your least favorite word?
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
04. What turns you off?
05. What is your favorite curse word?
06. What sound or noise do you love?
07. What sound or noise do you hate?
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
09. 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?
this should totally be a new thread in which we answer the ten questions.
01. What is your favorite word? for lack of being able to think of something better, i'll say orangina - it's really fun to say if you say it the french way.
02. What is your least favorite word? take it easy - i know it's a phrase, but i hate it when people say it to me.
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
uniqueness
04. What turns you off? philistines
05. What is your favorite curse word? bloody hell (i know it's two)
06. What sound or noise do you love? my cat (kittle)'s meow
07. What sound or noise do you hate? sirens
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
music reviewer/writer
09. What profession would you not like to do? being a mortician
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
well done, chelsea, well done
nothing profound, i'm sure, but it's what came to mind as i sit here at midnight.
02. What is your least favorite word? Anywayz (and anyone who says it!)
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? writing
04. What turns you off? stupidity
05. What is your favorite curse word? bloody hell (yes, I copied but we just got this young english guy in my office and everytime he says it, I just love it!)
06. What sound or noise do you love? the ocean
07. What sound or noise do you hate? there's this really annoying bird that caws outside of my window now and then, and it's got a rhythm to it but every now and then it gets off rhythm...drives me bananas!
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? photojournalism
09. What profession would you not like to do? receptionist - phone scare me
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? You lived a damn good life
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? your beauty
04. What turns you off? creepiness
05. What is your favorite curse word? GODDAMN. (can you get more goddamn cursey than 'goddamn'?)
Ineligible but Noteable: "Shit. Shitty-shit. Butterfly Firebutt." -from some eminem interview like a million years ago. And: "Go kick rocks." (var.: Go eat snakes.) And: "You bitch!"
06. What sound or noise do you love? impossibly high, flawless, etherial soprano that sublimates your heart right there in your chest
07. What sound or noise do you hate? goddamn morning alarm clock I hate you
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Rick Steves
09. What profession would you not like to do? goddamn call center(Thank you for choosing America Online, my name is Betty, how can I help you? AHHHHHH! The nightmares! I will never heal!)
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? We always knew you'd make it, didn't think you'd come so late.
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alright! alright! All this skiving off work takes time, darling...
01. What is your favorite word? telaraña (tell-ah-RAN-ya)- the spanish word for spiderweb.
02. What is your least favorite word? powerpoint
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? a heady mix of optimism + a plan of execution, ie "optimism with a plan".
04. What turns you off? Arrogance.
05. What is your favorite curse word? fer FUCK's sake
06. What sound or noise do you love? white noise
07. What sound or noise do you hate? the sound of the word, "no".
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Astronomy. With law running a close second. But there's still time...
09. What profession would you not like to do?
Bus driver. Talk about thankless.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Sorry honey, this is NOT where the road paved with good intentions leads. And getting your little brother spanked for something you did back when you were 8? Bad news. What's that? Please, you wrote one letter for Amnesty International in high school, and that's your redeeming quality? Oh, stop. No crying! Jesus. Fine, fine, come in. You're lucky I'm drunk..."
01. What is your favorite word?
Fuckarow. I'm putting it here because #5 is already overcrowded.
02. What is your least favorite word?
Cold. Oh, wait...I thought you said least favorite THING...
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Harmony. Voices, colors, people, flavors in food, you name it. Nothing's the same, everything's different, but it all works together, each component a piece in the proverbial puzzle.
04. What turns you off?
Apart from everything already mentioned, probably that switch in my back. And conflict.
05. What is your favorite curse word?
Rrrrrg...sorry, it's gotta be a tie:
Jesus-Tap-Dancing-Christ!
Anything British, because nobody around here even recognizes it as cursing.
06. What sound or noise do you love?
The sound of someone turning everything that's ever hurt them, vexed them, thrilled them, or affected them in any way into something you just can't help but shake your ass to.
07. What sound or noise do you hate?
My walls and skull rattling from some asshole's bass as he drives by. Sometimes I'd give ANYTHING for a bazooka!
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Either musician, or anything that would allow me the time and money to be one without starving.
09. What profession would you not like to do?
Telemarketer! Ack!!
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Oh shit, I'm sorry! Who knew an omniscient being could be such a fuckup? How can I make it up to you?
1. What is your favorite word? Dammit 2. What is your least favorite word? Velveeta 3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Big boobs 4. What turns you off? When there's absolutely no good sporting events on TV 5. What is your favorite curse word? See #1 6. What sound or noise do you love? "Oh, I'm gonna cum, I'm gonna cum!" 7. What sound or noise do you hate? People talking about how much they hate their job 8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Being a sportscaster or an old-fashioned pirate 9. What profession would you not like to do? Politics 10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Who the hell are you? You're not on the list.... Fuck it, come on in."
1. What is your favorite word? Vapid.
2. What is your least favorite word? Crunk.
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? The well-written.
4. What turns you off? Top-40 Radio.
5. What is your favorite curse word? Cunt.
6. What sound or noise do you love? Sufjan.
7. What sound or noise do you hate? Eraser on chalkboard.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Mendicant.
9. What profession would you not like to do? Selling things to people.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? GO. AWAY.
01. What is your favorite word? "Menagerie" or "Ruffian"
02. What is your least favorite word? "unambiguous"
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? a good red
04. What turns you off? criticism/picky people
05. What is your favorite curse word? bugger/bollocks
06. What sound or noise do you love? oceans/gibsons/little kids giggling
07. What sound or noise do you hate? flat car battery
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? makeup art
09. What profession would you not like to do? public speaking
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? welcome, come on in.
01. What is your favorite word? equilibrium, ultimatum, and spontaneity
02. What is your least favorite word? Pus*shudder*
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Music
04. What turns you off? Pigheadedness and ignorance
05. What is your favorite curse word? Fuckwit
06. What sound or noise do you love? Genuine laughter, and voices that sound like angels
07. What sound or noise do you hate? Recall the quote: "Hey, you know what the most annoying sound in the world is?" .... "EHHHHHHHHHHHHGHHHGHHGH"
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Besides being in diagnostic imaging (radiology) like I want to, I'd love to try out being an aerial gunner. Not only is it a cool-sounding job, but the money (in the Air Force) is killer.
09. What profession would you not like to do? I think I could find the joy in any profession... but I'd really hate to be a plumber, nonetheless.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Well done, good and faithful servant. Welcome home."
01. What is your favorite word?Any word I can correctly spell
02. What is your least favorite word?Waste
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?Direct eye contact, with someone I love
04. What turns you off?indecision, and my own failure to express myself
05. What is your favorite curse word?The "C" word
06. What sound or noise do you love?A lover's sigh
07. What sound or noise do you hate?When someone laughs, as they're crying
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?Pro Football, or Stage Actor
09. What profession would you not like to do?Lumberjack
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "RETURN THE MAP! RETURN WHAT YOU HAVE STOLEN FROM ME"!!!
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