Chris Evans Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Theoretically plausible, highly improbable, and entirely enjoyable...mostly.
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Persistence is the new black.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Not having it. It might sound odd, but I am happiest when I am striving to achieve something. And I like leaving at least something to my imagination.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. That I'll be gone before there's proof that there's alien life out there.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Out running in Central Park.
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. A dash of Lawrence, a smidge of Kipling, and a lot with the unknown lads who served bravely and in anonymity.
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. My parents.
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. Shard, jagged, and "That's interesting..."
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. I really don't anymore. I've learned, slowly and painfully, that looking forward is the key.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. Ability to drive a Formula One race car.
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. Thus far I'd have to say not making a complete mess of this questionnaire, followed by balancing life as both editor and author.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. It's hard to place one above the others...so perhaps equivocating?
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. I'm water resistant and come with a lifetime warranty.
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. A time-traveling adventurer.
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. That I'm a nice Canadian boy which means I'm entirely sociable until you put me on a patch of ice.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. First World War flying ace Snoopy and Willie and Joe.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. The Easter Bunny (I hope the chickens catch him one day).
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. Claus von Stauffenberg, and I'd tell him to move the suitcase a little closer.
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. Loud horns.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. Crab fishing on the Bering Sea...not that I've done it, I just love watching it, from the safety of my living room.
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Astronaut-billionaire-F1 driver
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Honesty, integrity, and optimism.
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Is soylent green still made?
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. Busy Child by Crystal Method; So Lonely by the Police; Tom Sawyer by RUSH; Kashmir by Led Zeppelin; I'm an A****** by Dennis Leary
On Books and Writing
- Q. How did you come to write Light of Burning Shadows?
- A. I'm fascinated by T.E. Lawrence, and the movie Lawrence of Arabia with its vast panoramas of sand and dunes inspired me to set a fantasy in a desert locale. With the setting determined, I then set about developing the characters further, especially their views on the Blood Oath and the Empire.
