{"id":812,"date":"2009-07-03T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T08:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/blog\/?p=812"},"modified":"2009-07-03T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T08:08:32","slug":"10-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/greymatter\/2009\/07\/10-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions: ITAS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a passing reference in a blog post to the Proust Questionnaire<\/a>, I was reminded of the famous ’10 Questions’ that James Lipton asks every guest, towards the end of each interview Inside the Actors Studio<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since its premiere, Inside the Actors Studio<\/em> has had over 200 guests. Of those guests, the very first having been Paul Newman, were succeeded by 74 Academy Award winners: 8 directors; four screenwriters; 61 actors and actresses; and two musicians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ITAS has been one of my all-time favourite interview serieson any subject, and I’ve always looked forward to the brief but insightful 10-question Q&A with each guest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia<\/a>, the questionnaire concept was originated by French television personality Bernard Pivot, after the Proust Questionnaire<\/em>. The ten questions Lipton asks are:<\/p>\n

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  1. What is your favorite word?<\/li>\n
  2. What is your least favorite word?<\/li>\n
  3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?<\/li>\n
  4. What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally?<\/li>\n
  5. What sound or noise do you love?<\/li>\n
  6. What sound or noise do you hate?<\/li>\n
  7. What is your favorite curse word?<\/li>\n
  8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?<\/li>\n
  9. What profession would you not like to do?<\/li>\n
  10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Answers to these can tell you a lot about a person, don’t you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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