Proust Questionnaire

Vincent Insalaco

Movie writer, producer and celebrity in his own right, Vincent Insalaco will host the 2008 Celebrity Soiree to benefit the THEA Foundation on October 10th. Joining Vincent for the evening will be honorees Amy and Judge Reinhold. Vincent, who is usually behind the camera and limelight, takes a moment to reveal his thoughts in this month's

Proust Questionnaire

. 2008 Celebrity Soiree To benefit THEA Foundation Friday, October 10 Home of Vincent Insalaco 567 Silverwood Trail, NLR Featuring Amy & Judge Reinhold WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? Failure to not live up to my potential as a father, a friend, as a neighbor. As a child, I was not close to my family. I left home as a teenager and my friends became my family. Later when my children were born, I wanted to be the kind of father whose children would want to visit him as an old man out of love, not out of obligation. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION? I have always been blessed by loving my work. I have essentially spent my career in both politics and the arts. I still believe that politics can be the most honorable profession and the arts should be our cultural soul. I have often told my children all I want for them is that they are safe, healthy, and "happily employed?. WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? David Pryor. Not just because of his life's work, but particularly what he has done and continues to do after he retired from the Senate. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO? Atticus Finch, the attorney and widower father who balanced raising his children with his commitment to his sense of community and justice in the book and film "To Kill A Mockingbird?. WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES? There are too many to name. All those who helped put my feet on the path of knowledge. WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREA- SURED POSSESSION? While my children and grandchildren are not possessions, they are my most treasured everything. I have been blessed to enjoy a very close relationship with Elizabeth, Vincent, Mary and Isabella. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST? I was married for nearly 32 years before losing Sally to Renal Cell Cancer. They were years of inspiration for both personal and even professional memories. Sally was my anchor and source of encouragement. I have spent the time without her trying to carry on the goals that we set for ourselves. WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC? I hope it is compassion for people. WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN YOUR- SELF? I have no sense of time. WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS? Selfishness. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE? Traveling to exotic locations and my art collection. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY? The actual journey to the Holy Land. I have worked there twice and I cannot wait to go again. I am a student of politics, religion and history. How can there be any better journey? WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE? "I'm Italian, it's in my DNA.? IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I worry too much. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVE- MENT? Being a good father and remaining close to my children even as they have become adults is without question what I feel the best about. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE? North Little Rock. I have traveled and worked in many of parts of our country and the world. When I land at the airport and drive across the river, I know I am home and it always feels good to be home. WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN? Tolerance. Enough said. WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN? Humility in a world that has made their journey twice as difficult as a mans. I also like cleavage. WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS? Loyalty. The older I get the more I realize that the loyalty of old friends is among life's most important blessings. Photography by Nancy Nolan HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE? Perhaps of laughing gas at the dentist office. IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? A mountain. Mountains have always been my sanctuary. Sally used to say she was going to bury me at Yellowstone. I guess I feel closer to God there. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? "Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.? Galatians 6:9 WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU? Besides Sally, Mother Teresa. Perhaps the bravest person who has lived in my lifetime. I cannot comprehend that kind of courage. I can only be inspired by it. 43 Inviting Arkansas

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