tender, maternal, creative, challenging, intellectual, sensual, communicative, open, sexual, sad, optimistic, elegant, human
If you knew the world was going to end in 30 days, what would you do?
I would spend as much time getting to know my living family members
If you had 10 million dollars to spare, what would you do with it?
I would create a retreat for underprivileged youth where they would be exposed to the art via inspiring teachers... And of course I would also just get a nice bottle of wine and go share it with my girlfriend.
How often, and from whom do you ask advice?
I ask my father for advice—we are very close because our personalities are very similar.
What quality do you value most in the people of your gender?
loyalty and ambition are the two most important qualities in my male friends
What quality do you value most in the opposite sex?
I value women's social insight, nurturing compassion, and vigilance against male stupidity
What is a recent prominent event in your life, and how has it affected you?
I started my own business a year ago—a happening that has prevented me from having a girlfriend.
What is the best advice that you give to your children?
I will tell my children that whatever they become, they should become a GOOD ONE. I would much rather encourage a child's talent than force him into any particular direction.
What has produced the biggest impression (shock) on you?
Losing my fiancee in 2003 profoundly affected me—it made me forever more empathetic and emotionally mature.
The last books that you read?
I have been reading Will Durant's history of the Roman Empire, CAESAR AND CHRIST; Heinrich Boell's THE CLOWN, and Nabokov's SPEAK MEMORY
What are your goals now?
My goals are to live a healthier life and find a woman with whom to raise a happy family.
Whom do you admire?
Too many people to name here, but among my heroes are Andrei Tarkovsky, Edward Wilson, Heinrich Boell, Milan Kundera, Stanley Kubrick, Abraham Lincoln and of course my mother.
Do you have a lot of friends?
I have too many friends. What I need is my own family.
What qualities do you dislike most in those of your gender?
I wish I could be responsible for somebody else's future beyond my own
What are your weaknesses?
I am sometimes impatient for change, I can get obsessed by sex, I can be too elitist, I do not sleep enough, I want the best woman in the world
What are your strengths ?
I am the hardest working man you'll meet, I would make a great father, I am extremely passionate about art and architecture and food and women's sun dresses. I have an enormous amount of experiences and joy to share with a divine female human creature. I exercise frequently and I can cook.
How do friends view you?
They see me as the entertaining dinner guest, the traveling adventurer, the eternal bachelor (they are always trying to have me meet their single female friends).
How do acquaintances view you?
They see me as a person obsessed with his creative projects, who never gives up...
What are your favourite games?
I am not an avid "game player"... but if it pleases a woman, I will play chess or bowl or cards and learn whatever they like. I experience joy vicariously.
Who are your favourite writers and poets?
I think I covered that somewhat in the books read section...
What kinds of music do you like?
minimal techno, classical (baroque), reggae, bossa nova, hiphop, classic rock, punk, new wave, jazz
What is your favourite food?
I am in love with food—it is a pleasure ALMOST equal to lovemaking for me. I would easily plan a whole vacation around the pursuit of food and wine.
What are your favourite films?
Zerkalo by Tarkovsky, The Passenger by Antonioni, Vertical Ray of the Sun by Anh Hung Tran, The Conversation by Francis Coppola, Mishima by Paul Schrader, Amadeus by Milos Forman... many, many more!
What is your favourite fairy-tale?
Alison and Wonderland
What is your favourite activity or hobby?
sleeping (after the time has passed)
What is your dream job?
I think I do it — making images inside my mind a reality to share with others
Tell us about your dream partner.
Maybe you? I hope so.
Where do you want to live?
The Dalmatian coast of Croatia... or perhaps a cove in Costa Rica, or possibly Hawaii... somewhere that I can fly to the city from and that my kids have enough room to play in the ocean and the forest.
Awards
Medal for Tenacity
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