What is your current state of mind?

Excited! The Carolina Renaissance Festival opens for its 18th annual season on Oct. 8.

What qualities do you value in a friend?

Honesty, integrity, candor, good humor, and an appreciation of good, dark beer.

What do you regret about your youth?

Letting my mom give me a haircut. It was terrible.

Which talent would you most like to have?

I am blessed to be able to work with many incredibly talented individuals with skills that span
all of the arts. I admire them all and find it impossible to choose just one talent I would most like to have.

What is your favorite place?

A lazy day at home with my beautiful wife and daughters.

What would you do if you hit the lottery?

I would spoil my loved ones, sack the rest away, live modestly off the interest and travel
frequently.

On what occasion do you lie?

Like a lot of parents, my wife and I tend to soften life’s harsh realities when explaining them to our children.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Much of my childhood was spent in extreme poverty and I worked diligently to escape it by
gaining significant work experience while simultaneously earning a college education.

What is your best quality?

I suppose you would have to ask those that know me best. I imagine they would say my boyish charm, sense of humor, incredibly good looks, wealth, fame, and … creative imagination.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would like to take more time with my wife to explore our shared interests and hobbies.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Cheese-It crackers. I have a box with me almost everywhere.

What would you rather be doing right now?

Giving away more free stuff on the Carolina Renaissance Festival’s Facebook page.