KIREILYN BARBER

The following 10 questions originally came from a French series, "Bouillon de Culture" hosted by Bernard Pivot. They are probably more familiar as the questions James Lipton asks at the end of the televisions series "Inside the Actor's Studio."

1 What is your favorite word?
  • "For what it means: consciousness.
  • For how they sound: dirigible, podunk."
2 What is your least favorite word?
"Not."
3 What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
"Exploration, and seeing: seeing as much as I can."
4 What turns you off?
"Pretentiousness / arrogance / in-your-face, over-sized, over-the-top behavior / hypocrisy."
5 What is your favorite curse word?
"Shit."
6 What sound or noise do you love?
"Wild songbirds, and moving water."
7 What sound or noise do you hate?
"Leaf blowers and lawnmowers."
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What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?

"Forensic science / investigation / psychology / filmmaking."
9 What profession would you not like to? 
"Politics."
10 If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together . . . what would you like to do on the next trip?"