Studio 58’s long-serving artistic director Kathryn Shaw agreed to answers the questions that great thespian James Lipton asks his prestigious guests at the end of his Inside the Actor’s Studio interviews.
Here is Shaw’s response to those questions:
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What is your favourite word?
My favourite word, I was going to say acting.
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What is your least favourite word?
No.
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What turns you on creatively, spiritually, emotionally?
Engaged human beings.
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What turns you off?
Non-engaged human beings.
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What is your favourite curse word?
Oh, it’s f***
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What sound or noise do you love?
I like hearing wind.
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What sound or noise do you hate?
Jackhammer.
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What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
I wouldn’t.
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What profession would you not like to do?
Just about everything else other than theatre.
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If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
You did a great job down there.