Buzz
During the television program Inside the Actors Studio
1. Which word do you love the most? 2. Which word do you dislike the most? 3. What excites or inspires you? 4. What repels or discourages you? 5. What sound brings you joy? 6. What sound irritates you? 7. What is your go-to swear word? 8. If you weren’t in your current profession, what other career would you pursue? 9. Which job would you never want to try? 10. If heaven is real, what would you want to hear God say when you arrive?
Lipton’s set of questions is partially inspired by the Proust Questionnaire, which Marcel Proust famously responded to (though Proust did not create the questions; he is merely a well-known respondent).
Over the course of 250 episodes, Lipton’s questionnaire has yielded a significant amount of recurring answers. For example, when parents are asked about their "favorite sound," their responses often overlap. In 2012, editor Jordan Laws compiled numerous Actors Studio answers into a supercut, highlighting the repetitive nature of the actors' replies. Watch and prepare for the censored responses to question #7:
