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BETSY
DAVIS
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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."
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| 1 |
What
is your favorite word? |
"A tie between 'smorgasbord' and 'wow'".
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| 2 |
What
is your least favorite word? |
"I
hate it so much I can't remember it."
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| 3 |
What
turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? |
"Ice
cream, love, hot baths, plants, sunlight, cheeses, early morning,
urban and rural landscapes, riding my bike in downtown L.A., physics
and kinetic science, billiards, yoga, breathing."
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| 4 |
What
turns you off? |
"Negativity,
tight spaces, over-analyzing, pompousness, ambivalence."
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| 5 |
What
is your favorite curse word? |
"Asshole."
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| 6 |
What
sound or noise do you love? |
"Pops,
moist sounds, base tones, delicate electro-organic sounds."
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| 7 |
What
sound or noise do you hate? |
"Dry,
chalky sounds, whiney, brassy, nasal-y tones."
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| 8 |
What
profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?
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"Spelunking
or tropical island tour guide."
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| 9 |
What
profession would you not like to?
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"Data-entry."
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| 10 |
If
Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive
at the pearly gates? |
"You're
the winner! Here is your cloud, wings and harp. Also, you can breathe
rainbows, blow gold and see unicorns. Oh, and here is your bike
that was stolen out of your garage when you were 10 years old."
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