1. Are you named after someone? / JW: “Yeah, some character in a novel. My mom told me the particulars once, forgot ’em.”
2. When’s the last time you cried? / JW: “Nine months ago. The first time I watched Manchester by the Sea. I didn’t exactly cry but I got a little misty.”
3. Do you like your handwriting? / JW: “Like it? I can’t even read it.”
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? / JW: “Spicy Italian salami.”
5. Do you have kids? / JW: “Two sons.”
6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you? / JW: “Certainly.”
7. Do you use sarcasm? / JW: “Infrequently. Only when it’s right. Which is rarely.”
8. Do you still have your tonsils? / JW: “The fuck?”
9. Would you bungee jump? / JW: “I’m past that point.”
10. What is your favorite cereal? / JW: “Open Nature strawberry vanilla granola with vanilla yogurt.”
11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? / JW: “Is this a trick question?”
12. Do you think you are strong? / JW: “Emotionally, not as strong as I could be. Physically, yeah, as far as it goes. I’m not weak.”
13. What is your favorite ice cream? / JW: “Cookies and cream.”
14. What is the first thing you notice about people? / JW: “Whether or not they look me right in the eye and hold it for two or three seconds when we first say hello.”
15. Red or pink? / JW: “Neither. Okay, red.”

16. What is the least favorite thing you like about yourself? / JW: “My temper when speaking with tech support.”
17. What color pants and shoes are you wearing right now? / JW: “Faded 511s, brown Bruno Magli lace-ups.”
18. What was the last thing you ate? / JW: “Bowl of West Hollywood Wonton.”
19. What are you listening to right now? / JW: “Hair salon classic rock….bad.”
20. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? / JW: “Deep blue.”
21. Favorite smell? / JW: “Aqua Velva blue slapped on my cheeks.”
22. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? / JW: “Eccentric sometime girlfriend.”
23. Favorite sport to watch? / JW: “Baseball, but only at the park.”
24. Real hair color? / JW: “Drab brown with grayish-white edges.”
25. Eye color? / JW: “Blue”
26. Do you wear contacts? / JW: “Who gives a shit? No.”
27. Favorite food to eat? / JW: “Spicy shrimp with lemon and garlic and brown rice.”
28. Scary movies or happy endings? / JW: “Happy if it’s truly justified, otherwise unsettling or creepy — ‘scary’ is for commoners.”
29. Last movie you watched? / JW: “North to Alaska”
30. What color shirt are you wearing? / JW: “Midnight blue.”
31. Summer or Winter? / JW: “Fall.”
32. Hugs or kisses? / JW: “Can this get any lamer? Hugs.”
33. What book are you currently reading? / JW: “Don DeLillo‘s ‘Zero K.'”
35. What is on your mouse pad? / JW: “I quit.”
36. What is the last TV program you watched? / JW: “HBO’s Westworld — first episode, second viewing.”
37. What is the best sound? / JW: “Heavy rainfall, preferably while sitting in a cozy cafe in Paris.”
39. What is the farthest you have traveled? / JW: “Vietnam. Three times.”
40. Do you have a special talent? / JW: “Writing fast and well.”
41. Where were you born? / JW: “Budapest, Hungary. I just lied but so what?”