March 18, 2008
Inside the Actors Studio
Written by RobynDeHart in Jaunty Post
Ever watch that show? It’s on A&E and I totally love it. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with it, it’s set in a film school (acting and directing) and the host has one actor on stage and they go through the actor’s work, asking questions about techniques and whatnot. And then at the end the students get to ask questions themselves. I always think it must be a scenario not unlike that RWA’s National conference where the cream of romance’s crop is often available for workshops and questions. And it’s just really fascinating to listen to actor’s talk about their craft in similar terms to how I’m used to creating characters and story. But the best part of the show is right before the host turns the actor over to the students and he ends with a famous questionnaire.
What is your favorite word? CRISP - it’s the perfect onomatopoeia
What is your least favorite word? ENVELOPE - I never know how to say it
What turns you on? MY HUSBAND’S LAUGHTER
What turns you off? ANY KIND OF HARM TO CHILDREN
What sound do you love? BABY COOING
What sound do you hate? SQUEALING BRAKES
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? WINDOW PAINTER - I’d love to do those holiday paintings on store windows
What profession would you not like to participate in? PODIATRIST
What’s your favorite curse word? BUGGER
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? YOUR LOVED ONES ARE WAITING OVER THERE
Answer it with me, and then tonight at midnight I’ll randomly pick a winner to receive an autographed copy of one of my books - your choice.
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Shana Says:
Oh, fun! I’ll play (even though I can’t win
)
What is your favorite word? JUXTAPOSITION
What is your least favorite word? FANNY
What turns you on? QUALITY TIME
What turns you off? CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
What sound do you love? SILENCE
What sound do you hate? TV COMMERCIALS
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? VETERINARIAN OR ANIMAL COP
What profession would you not like to participate in? LADNSCAPING
What’s your favorite curse word? THE S-WORD
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? WELCOME
Margo Maguire Says:
Cool questionaire! I have to admit it took me a second to remember what ‘onomatopoeia’ means.
limecello Says:
What is your favorite word? [um... I have to pick just one? I can't... can't!] coruscation
What is your least favorite word? mature - because a lot of people say it so it rhymes with “manure” which is so distracting and counter productive
What turns you on? a sexy massage
What turns you off? force, sexual offenders
What sound do you love? naturally running water [streams, lakes, ... even fountains sometimes]
What sound do you hate? a muffled bass - b/c that generally means my neighbors are playing loud music
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Senator! (Is that a profession?)
What profession would you not like to participate in? any sort of medicine - I have a very low “ick” factor
What’s your favorite curse word? f*ck :X or “bloody!”
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Welcome [huh - someone took that. I'd love to hear that - or "You're completely forgiven." - that'd be good too.]
smile0303 Says:
Favorite word is Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13)
Least favorite word is barf (hate the action)
Turn on is a really good smile
Turn off is body odor.
Favorite sound birds chirping.
Least favorite sound is my alarm going off in the morning.
Other profession I would like to try is painter.
Profession I wouldn’t like is housekeeping at a hospital.
Favorite curse word is bloody hell.
At heaven’s gate I would want to hear Come in one and all.
Lois Says:
Oh yeah, I’ve seen it a few times. . . I tend to watch when it’s a good actor. LOL
What is your favorite word? chocolate
What is your least favorite word? work
What turns you on? (boy, these are harder than it looks! LOL) bookstores!
What turns you off? bugs
What sound do you love? space shuttle launch
What sound do you hate? alarm in the morning
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? astronaut
What profession would you not like to participate in? anything related to a hospital
What’s your favorite curse word? oh crap.
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? yes, I can send you to Mars! LOL
Lois
Kathryn Says:
Oohh this is fun…
What is your favorite word? (hard to pick just one, I have favourites or every occasion…) CHOCOLATE
What is your least favorite word? PUKE
What turns you on? SOMEONE COOKING SUPPER FOR ME
What turns you off? CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND CHILDREN
What sound do you love? THE OCEAN (WAVES CRASHING, LAPPING, ANY SOUND IT MAKES)
What sound do you hate? NAILS ON A BLACKBOARD AND VOICES THAT SOUND LIKE NAILS ON A BLACKBOARD
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? OWN A QUILTING STORE
What profession would you not like to participate in? GARBAGE COLLECTION
What’s your favorite curse word? CRAP, MERDE
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? WELCOME
brownone Says:
What is your favorite word? dude (it just says it all)
What is your least favorite word? gonad (just saying it sounds yucky)
What turns you on? Johnny Depp
What turns you off? politics
What sound do you love? the faint sounds of my children playing outside while I’m inside reading a book
What sound do you hate? whining
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Those people at Seaworld who swim with the killer whales
What profession would you not like to participate in? garbage collector
What’s your favorite curse word? goddamn moron
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Welcome Ms. Depp, your husband is up at the mansion waiting for you…
Mary M Says:
What is your favorite word?
SERENDIPITY
What is your least favorite word?
OVERDRAWN
What turns you on? CONFIDENCE
What turns you off? A BULLY
What sound do you love? KITTENS PURRING
What sound do you hate?
MOTORCYCLES IN THE MORNING
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
ARCHEOLOGIST
What profession would you not like to participate in? CLEANING PUBLIC RESTROOM
What’s your favorite curse word? I’VE NOTICED A—– FLY OUT OF MY MOUTH WHEN I’M DRIVING SO T MUST BE MY FAVORITE
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates
YOU ARE LOVED
Stephanie Says:
What is your favorite word? creek
What is your least favorite word? It makes me shiver to even type this…poop. Sorry everyone!
What turns you on? hugging, laughing
What turns you off? ANY KIND OF HARM TO CHILDREN & Animals (I second that)
What sound do you love? Holding a seashell up to my ear
What sound do you hate? Construction. (that goes for smell, too)
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Romance Writer!!!
What profession would you not like to participate in? Any job that requires A LOT of public speaking.
What’s your favorite curse word? damn
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? YOUR LOVED ONES ARE WAITING OVER THERE –I like this answer too!
Rebekah Says:
What is your favorite word? Oxymoron
What is your least favorite word? Dude: my brother in-law call me it all the time and it drives me nuts.
What turns you on? Just spending time together and talking
What turns you off? Hurting children
What sound do you love? The sound of my children actually getting along
What sound do you hate? My children fighting or whining
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Clothing designer
What profession would you not like to participate in? Urology
What’s your favorite curse word? Petunia, I read a book were she used every day words instead of cursing. It is suppose to mean the A** word. So it is now my favorite curse word.
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? YOUR LOVED ONES ARE WAITING OVER THERE and that you are forgiven.
Fedora Says:
Hi, Robyn,
I admit, I’ve never seen the show! (Don’t watch a whole lot of TV around here, at least not intended for grown-ups ;))
Let’s see:
What is your favorite word? blessed
What is your least favorite word? no
What turns you on? watching someone doing something they’re good at (I think it’s that whole confidence thing Mary mentioned earlier)
What turns you off? violence against innocents
What sound do you love? my children laughing
What sound do you hate? whining
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? something where I can read–editor?
What profession would you not like to participate in? bathroom cleaner
What’s your favorite curse word? rats!
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Well done, good and faithful servant! Come on in–here’s the library
Shirley Karr Says:
Brownone, did you know you can buy the DVD of Johnny’s interview on ITAS? I used to think “aww, that’s so sweet” when he said his favorite sound was his daughter’s voice (she was about two at the time) but now that my son is verbalizing (he’s 8 months) I really understand. Nothing makes me smile like Daniel’s contented babbling. His new sound is ba, ba, ba, which sounds like Blah, blah, blah, and last week he tried it out — at full volume — during Sunday School class.
Solveig Says:
Hello Robyn
This is a fun challenge :Ö)
Favorite word: jewel
Least favorite word: crack
What turns you on? My boyfriends aftershave
What turns you off: all horrid smells
What sound do you love? the quiet of the Icelandic countryside in the summer with the birds chirping and tractors harvesting hay in a distance
What sound do you hate? Ambulance sirens
What profession other than my own would I like: librarian
What profession would I not like: sewer maintainance
Favourite curse word: hell (in icelandic helvíti)
Gods greeting at the Pearly Gates:
Peter is on holiday, I´m filling in for fun, your boyfriend is waiting for you in the lounge, the library is on the third floor, all the bookstores on fifth and the icecreamparlor is to you left. Hope you have a wonderful day.
eap Says:
Favorite word is supercalfragliciousxdous
Least favorite word is suck as in you suck..there are better adjectives
Turn on is someone offering their time
Turn off is bad manners.
Favorite sound the ATM counting money for me
Least favorite sound is my alarm going off in the morning.
Other profession I would like to try is museum/historic home curator
Profession I wouldn’t like is ebalmer
Favorite curse word is hell.
At heaven’s gate I would want to hear: There is your dog waiting for you
Adrienne Says:
I love this questtionaire!
Favorite word: Hope
Least favorite word: Goopy, I don’t know why. It just sounds icky.
What turns me on: Empathy
What turns me off: Apathy
Favorite sound: Champagne corks popping
Least favorite sound: Yelling
Other profession I would like to try: Baker
Profession I wouldn’t like: Doctor
Favorite curse word: Damn - the only curse word that’s an actual curse!
What would I want to hear God say as I enter heaven: “Hey! That was a pretty good run kid. Ya did me proud!”
Jane Says:
What is your favorite word? Arcane
What is your least favorite word? Famished
What turns you on? Intelligence
What turns you off? Arrogance
What sound do you love? Waves crashing
What sound do you hate? Car alarms
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Law enforcement
What profession would you not like to participate in? IRS auditor
What’s your favorite curse word?
F**k
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Welcome
Amy Says:
What is your favorite word? Almost, it is so not up and not down, and my son thinks it is cool when I say it…LOL
What is your least favorite word? Hate, can you blame me.
What turns you on? Gosh that’s a hard one anymore, but I’m gonna say someone who knows my worth and shows it to me.
What turns you off? I agree with Robyn on that one, any kind of harm to my kids. Oh, and my husband, sad for me,
What sound do you love? My kids laughing together @ me or not as long as it is together!!!
What sound do you hate? The phone ringing in the middle of the night
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? Any, as I don’t have a profession, and I’d love to learn new stuff!!!!!
What profession would you not like to participate in? Working where I have to straddle a pole, lap, or someones face. So not thing!!!
What’s your favorite curse word? can we really type these… then I have to admit that I have a tendency to blurt out “oh screw”
not flattering I know
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? YOUR IN!!!!!!!! I little thumbs up would not hurt either…*G*
Thanks for the laugh Robyn!!! This was great.
Amy
Virginia H. Says:
What is your favorite word? Hello
What is your least favorite word? taxes
What turns you on? George Cloney
What turns you off? Child Abuse
What sound do you love? waterfall
What sound do you hate? someone running a fork over their teeth
What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? being the president
What profession would you not like to participate in? cleaning the sewer
What’s your favorite curse word? crap
If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Welcome