Proust Questionnaire

Des Keogh, actor, comic, and broadcaster

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

‘The gang’ (family ) enjoying my shepherd’s pie, that’s perfect happiness.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Don Quixote.

Which living person do you most admire?

Geraldine O’Grady.

Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Impatience.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Electricity.

What is your favourite journey?

The journey home (From wherever! ).

On what occasion do you lie?

Never! Well, hardly ever!

Which living person do you most despise?

I plead the fifth.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

My wife (OK darling? ).

When and where were you happiest?

Last July on the summit of Diamond Mountain, Connemara.

Which talent would you most like to have?

The ability to give clever answers to questionnaires.

What is your current state of mind?

Fluctuating.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Fatherhood and grandfather-hood.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?

An elephant - don’t ask why!

What is your most treasured possession?

My home.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Missing a six inch putt.

What is your favourite occupation?

Playing tennis with my collie-dog!

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Readiness...to buy his round!

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Tolerance.

Who are your favourite writers?

John B Keane and John McManus.

What is your motto?

If at first you don't succeed - forget it!

Des Keogh plays the role of Hugh Pugh in The Quare Land which will be staged at the Town Hall Theatre on Monday March 21 and Tuesday 22 at 8pm. Tickets are available from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777 and www.tht.ie Kernan Andrews

 

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