Bernard Pivot questionaire

If you've seen Inside the Actor's Studio, you know the drill...Have some fun.

What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What Turns you on?

What turns you off?

What sound do you love?

What sound do you hate?

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?

What profession would you not like to participate in?

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?



Might be easiest to Copy and paste this one.


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What is your favorite word?
Knowledge.

What is your least favorite word?
Can't.

What Turns you on?
Beauty, warmth, the lush and opulent.

What turns you off?
Cold, antiseptic, harsh.

What sound do you love?
Medieval/ethnic music.

What sound do you hate?
Any kind of alarm.

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
Bloody.

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Acting.

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Finance.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
"Sorry, it was a joke the whole time."

 

Favorite Word: Outstanding!

Least Favorite Word: Dude

Turn On: Wittiness

Turn Off: Laziness

Sound I love: Natural water movement (rivers, waterfalls,rain,etc)

Sound I hate: (the sound of grocery bags shifting in the back seat--you just know they're falling over back there!)

Almost-Curse:"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!"
(courtesy of my father-in-law)

Profession: English Teacher

What would God say?: "Mr. Lucas will see you now--and he'll be more than happy to redeem all those Jedi Master Points for you."

Jason

 

What is your favorite word?
home

What is your least favorite word?
"Vomit" followed closely by "rape". They're both so ugly.

What Turns you on?
creativity and enthusiasm

What turns you off?
dishonesty

What sound do you love?
music or the sound of a friend's voice

What sound do you hate?
Sobbing, or the sound of a vaccum cleaner. Actually the sound of any loud appliance tends to annoy me. Vaccum cleaners, mixers, drills, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, etc...

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word?
shoot

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Professional composer or artist.

What profession would you not like to participate in?
garbage collector

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?

"Welcome home. Make yourself comfortable. Beer's in the fridge. But hurry along, there's a concert tonight. The Beatles, Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, and Buddy Holly are playing and all your friends will be waiting for you."

 

What is your favorite word?
Asunder. It has a cool sound to it.

What is your least favorite word?
Benevolent. I don't know why, but to me it sounds like the opposite of what it means. It seems like it should mean "evil" to me.

What Turns you on?
A sense of humor.

What turns you off?
Bigotry.

What sound do you love?
The "chuga chuga" noise a ferret makes when it's happy or playing.

What sound do you hate?
Metal scraping on metal.

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
Dang.

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Any... But author is probably the one I'd like the most.

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Defense attorney.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
Who wants donut pie?

Dwayne

 

What is your favorite word?
Zoobzoob

What is your least favorite word?
Oh I can't type that one here...

What Turns you on?
Funny.

What turns you off?
Stupid (Not lack of education or experience, I mean the absence of good sense in the face of having experience and education...)

What sound do you love?
Giggling (especially Dwayne, he has a great giggle he just doesn't do it often enough)

What sound do you hate?
Yelling/Screaming in anger..hate it.

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
Crud.

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Comic Book/Game/LAN gaming store/Coffee Shop owner...or comic book artist.

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Septic tank cleaner or lawyer since they're sort of the same thing.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
Ha ha! Fooled you!



M

 

What is your favorite word?
SKYWALKER (my license plate even reads it)

What is your least favorite word?
DOH (it's actually in the Oxford Dictionary now)

What Turns you on?
INTELLIGENT, INTIMATE, CREATIVE, SPIRITUAL, AMBITIOUS, SENSITIVE & GALLANT, EMOTIONALLY CAPABLE PILOT/DANCER/ARTISIAN (artist has to be unrelated to my field though to save from unintentional competition)...UHM, LUKE

What turns you off?
PROUD, OVERBEARING, ARROGANT, SARCASTIC, COMPETETIVE, EGOTISTICAL, POSSESSIVE INDIVIDUAL OR INSECURE, PARANOID, PASSIONATE STALKER

What sound do you love?
OCEAN & CHIMES SIMUTANEOUSLY

What sound do you hate?
NAILS ON THE CHALKBOARD, WOMAN SCREAMING CALLING 9-11, KEVIN CAVANAUGH'S WHITE 1970'S BUG

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
BLASTED!

What profession other than yours WOULD YOU LIKE to attempt?
ILM SPECIAL EFFECTS MAGICIAN, FLYING, FLORIST, SCIENTIST, ASTRONOMER, TRAVELING OCEANOGRAPHER

What profession would you NOT like to participate in?
CONSTRUCTION WORKER, PRODUCTION MACHINE OPERATOR (FACTORY), HOSPICE PERSONNEL, PIPEFITTER, MILLWRIGHT, ELECTRICIAN...

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
"I AM WHO I AM" (but I have to admit, BWing's answer is hillariously cool!)

 

What is your favorite word?
Daddy


What is your least favorite word?
Fundamentalist - "fun" and "mental" should not appear anywhere in this word.

What Turns you on?
Intelligence, sense of humor, the ability to listen, empathy, someone with a good sense of perspective.

What turns you off?
Absolutes, people who won't admit when they're wrong, small talk, philosophies that are not allowed to grow as you grow, people who talk louder when someone else tries to get a word in edgewise, that guy at the trivia contest at Filmcon.

What sound do you love?
My kids and wife laughing, 20th century fox logo at the start of movies, A DVD spinning up in a player.

What sound do you hate?
Busy signal, Windoze startup sound, automatic garage door openers, Harleys. (Yes I know I'm going to catch some static for that, but they become much less enjoyable when you've got two babies trying to sleep).

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
Frick

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
A fishing boat owner/captain in Key West.

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Doctor / nurse. I honestly could never handle it. The first time someone died on my watch I would crawl into a closet and never come out.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
Good job! Way to think for yourself!


EDIT: spelling

 

that guy at the trivia contest at Filmcon

 

What is your favorite word?
theatre

What is your least favorite word?
that C-word used to describe women. I just can't STAND it. Or the F-word used to describe a gay person.

What Turns you on?
I have a friend who just runs his index finger over my hand on the palm side. It's WONDERFUL.

What turns you off?
body odor and bad breath

What sound do you love?
applause

What sound do you hate?
feedback off a mic or headset

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word?
biscuits (I actually say it a lot.)

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
acting (but I may be doing that soon, too)

What profession would you not like to participate in?
anything that requires a nice pants suit, 9-5, and a cubicle

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
If it isn't Broadway's best stage manager! Come in! Come in! Want a drink? It's on the house. Did I mention that Star Wars shows 24-7 here? And in order without the Special Edition crap? And the Packers are the best football team of course. The Viqueens don't win a game all season and neither do the Bears. WELCOME TO HEAVEN!

 

What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word? I cant say it its just dirty

What Turns you on? Nearly everything... HAHA! Just kidding.. not.. but seriously... Catie reads posts... and she doesnt want to know... OTHERWISE I have no problem sharing. Ooo! One thing though.. Chino Moreno's voice. (Lead singer of the Deftones... everytime I hear the song "Change in the House of Flies"... I wanna lay it down... GOOD SONG)

What turns you off? CIGARETTES.. I am now a complete smoking nazi... uhhh, egocentric people.. people that eat funny, like... when they have to completly separate everything on their plate... that makes me want to scream.

What sound do you love? My mom's voice.

What sound do you hate? My dad's voice.

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? Shyte

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Visual artist/musician

What profession would you not like to participate in? almost anything with children ages 3-15

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates? "Agnostic, huh? How you like me now!"

 

She's right. I don't want to know.

 

What is your favorite word?
Ototoi - Japanese for "The day after tomorrow"

What is your least favorite word?
The same c-word mentioned earlier - It just drips with foulness...

What Turns you on?
Do any of you really want to know this about me? Okay... Intelligence (especially the common sense kind), love of classic literature (esp. Shakespeare), sarcastic sense of humor, good taste in movies. Notice I tactfully avoided mentioning any physical turn-ons? Yeah, you all have enough fodder.

What turns you off?
Intolerance and ignorance. And hairy feet.

What sound do you love?
The silence created by a heavy snowfall (which is technically not a sound, but it tends to absorb all other sound and I like that).

What sound do you hate?
Those blaring fire alarms from high school and the college dorms. Also, the recorded voice that goes along with them warning you to get out. Like the high pitched wailing wasn't enough...

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word? (modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
Suck-a-duck I guess. But odds are, you'll never hear me use it.

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Stuntman - despite the fact that I'd never be able to walk again (as indicated by this weekend).

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Assembly line work - reminds me too much of Brave New World...

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
Well, if Heaven exists, I doubt I'm getting in. Were I accepted, however, I guess I'd like to hear him say "Okay, not bad for a first try - ready for round two?" - I'd love to live another life with some knowledge that I've gained in this one.

Jeff

 

What is your favorite word?
Success

What is your least favorite word?
Hate

What Turns you on?
Slave Leia

What turns you off?
Huge egos

What sound do you love?
My niece and nephew laughing

What sound do you hate?
Alarm clocks

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word?
Son of a biscuit

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Fireman

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Crack whore

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
You're not going to hell.

 

What is your favorite word?
Welcome

What is your least favorite word?
Goodbye

What turns you on?
Anything "satin blankie"

What turns you off?
Stupidity

What sound do you love?
The synchronized smoothness of a kick drum executed simultaneously with a low bass note.

What sound do you hate?
Bone scraping against asphalt

What is your favorite ALMOST curse word?(modified to accomodate the family atmosphere)
Crimony

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Cartoon animator for Adult Swim

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Cartoon animator for Disney

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the Pearly gates?
"I forgive you."