Noah Gilbert optical sciences and engineering sophomore

Sophomore loves R&B, cursing in French and nachos

Wildcat: My name is Kylee and you're on the spot. Have you ever seen "Inside the Actor's Studio?"

Gilbert: No, I haven't, actually.

Wildcat: You've never seen it?

Gilbert: No. I don't have much time for, well, just about anything, really. My homework keeps me busy, locked in a room.

Wildcat: OK, then, that's good 'cause you can't tell I stole these questions. The questions I'm about to ask you are from James Lipton's "Inside the Actor's Studio," but he stole them from some guy named Bernard Pivot.

Gilbert: So, you're not the first person to steal this?

Wildcat: No.

Gilbert: OK.

Wildcat: So, here we go. What is your favorite word?

Gilbert: Dude.

Wildcat: What is your least favorite word?

Gilbert: Like.

Wildcat: What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

Gilbert: Music. Jazz, rhythm and blues, something like that.

Wildcat: What turns you off?

Gilbert: Country.

Wildcat: Country music?

Gilbert: Yeah.

Wildcat: OK. (Laughs) What is your favorite curse word?

Gilbert: Merde.

Wildcat: Hmmm?

Gilbert: It's "shit" in French, basically,

Wildcat: How do you spell that?

Gilbert: M-E-R-D-E.

Wildcat: What sound or noise do you love?

Gilbert: Huhhuh?

Wildcat: (Laughs) OK ...

Gilbert: Good luck spellin' that one.

Wildcat: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Gilbert: Ah ... acting ... theater ... being in plays ... ahm ... That's pretty much it.

Wildcat: But you're supposed to be an actor in this interview! Besides acting and theater, what would you like to do?

Gilbert: Besides acting and theater, ah, creative writing.

Wildcat: What profession would you not like to do?

Gilbert: Systems analyst.

Wildcat: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

Gilbert: Check your coat at the door. There's nachos at the table.

- Interview and photo by Kylee Dawson