Inside the Actors's Studio

For a brief period of time, several years ago, I was obsessed with the show "Inside the Actor's Studio".  For those of you who don't know, it is a show where the host (James Lipton) would interview a subject (usually 1 on 1, but sometimes in groups....like the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond) who is a famous actor or director. 

The show is fairly boring as he traces the actor's career step by step and making each movie the actor was in seem like Gone with the Wind. 

Inevitably, close to the end of the show, Lipton would ask each subject the same questionnaire (designed by his mentor Bernard Pivot).  It was 10 questions and here they are:

1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on?
4. What turns you off?
5. What sound or noise do you love?
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
7. What is your favorite curse word?
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
9. What profession would you not like to do?
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

I'm sure each actor/director had prepared for each of these questions beforehand, but nevertheless it was interesting to hear their answers. 

However, I hated it when the subject would answer Question # 5 with the patented answer "My child's laugh".  It just didn't seem very imaginitive to me....and many of the people would say that same answer. 

My opinion changed, however, after I had Owen. 

Hearing his laugh makes my day.  I love to try to make him laugh, giggle, or even crack a little smile.