FAQs

The ten questions, by Bernard Pivot, that host James Lipton asks every guest on The Actors Studio are:

1. What is your favorite word?
   Yes
2. What is your least favorite word?
   Trump
3. What turns you on [creatively, spiritually or emotionally]?
   Shakespeare, Shaffer, Simon…
4. What turns you off?
   Sociopaths
5. What sound or noise do you love?
   Summer rain
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
   A baby crying
7. What is your favorite curse word?
   Fuck
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
   Art curator
9. What profession would you not like to do?
   Pediatric palliative care worker
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
    “Come join Hitchens, Dawkins and me in the pub, I’ll explain everything”