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ROB J DOWNES'
20 QUESTIONS

June 10, 2000.  Rob's turn to be grilledIf you have a question for Rob or another cast member, ask it on our Feedback page.

Q.  What will you be doing 20 years from now?
A.  Hopefully writing and have my own used book store.

Q.  Picture yourself running down the road.  You stop.  What do you see?
A.  The Skywalker Ranch?  I want to go there.  To get a job there.

Q.  If you could create an all-boy band, what would it be?
A.  Oh God.  A Christian Rock band I guess.

Q.  You're at KFC and get a free salad, what do you pick?
A.  Coleslaw.

Q.  What does a Stage Manager do?
A.  I dunno.

Q.  If you had to choose to become someone right now, who would you be?
A.  Ewan McGregor.

Q.  What's your favourite movie?
A.  Vertigo.

Q.  If you could save time in a bottle, what's the first thing you'd do?
A.  My last year of high school - not the high school part, the other parts.

Q.  If you were a porn star - what would your stage name be?
A.  Pepper Burns.

Q.  What script do you wish you had written?
A.  Smoke.

Q.  In The Lion King, what animal would you be?
A.  Simba's Dad.

Q.  What parallel universe would you like to live in?
A.  The world that's run by cats.

Q.  What celebrity would you like to sleep with?
A.  She's an 80's actress - was in Max Headroom, Amanda Pays.

Q.  Who would you like to punch?
A.  Bad Boy.

Q.  Who would you like to bring back from the dead to have a conversation with?
A.  Jimmy Stewart.

Q.  What would your slogan be?
A. "It's too early in the morning for this!"

Q.  Who do you most admire?
A.  George Lucas.  I got into filmmaking because of him.

Q.  What would be the hardest thing for you to give up?
A.  Caffeine.

Q.  What is your favourite scent?
A.  Chocolate Bavarian Coffee.

Q.  If you had a drag show, what would your show name be?
A.  I don't know!  [Someone teaches him how to play a silly word game with your uncle's pet's name and the name of your mother's plant]... Skippy Marigold?

Q.  What instrument would you like to be able to play?
A.  Electric guitar.