Interview with Victor Bastié by Maison Gabriel Paris
Victor Bastié plays the game of answering Marcel Proust's questionnaire revisited by Maison Gabriel Paris.
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The main trait of my character : spontaneity and curiosity.
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The quality I prefer in a man : loyalty.
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The quality I prefer in a woman : loyalty.
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My main flaw : I'm sanguine , I take things very personally.
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My favourite thing to do : spend time with my family.
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My dream of happiness : to have the time to do the things I want to do, with the people I want to do them with.
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My favourite colour : at the moment, variations of grey and black.
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My favourite flower : I love trees.
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My favourite composer : Sofiane Pamart, a pianist who mixes classical and modern music.
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My favourite painter : Soulages, there's a lot of elegance and depth in his work.
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My hero or heroine in real life : my wife Berenice, I don't like the term hero, I rather admire
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What I hate most of all : people who drive in the middle lane on the highway.
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The gift of nature I'd like to have : to be in good health for as long as possible.
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My current state of mind : Conqueror!
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The fault that inspires the most indulgence in me : Everyday faults, you can't be perfect all the time. I'm learning to be tolerant.
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My motto : if you're going to do it, do it well. I'm also learning to take time.
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If I were a season : spring.
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If I were a time of day : morning.
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If I were one of the five senses : taste.
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If I were a town : Lugano, close to the Alps and not far from the sea.
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If I were a landscape : a lake, I love the expanse with a mountain in the distance.
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If I were an object : a Swiss Army knife (Victorinox of course!)
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If I were a piece of clothing : a beautiful jacket from Maison Gabriel Paris.
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If I were a book : an adventure book.
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If I were a word : patience, I'm learning to be patient.
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If I were a film : The Talented Mr Ripley by Anthony Minghella.
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If I were a song : Space Cowboy by Jamiroquai.
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If I were a historical event : the Trente Glorieuses.
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If I were a dish : duck confit with sautéed potatoes, and foie gras as a starter.
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If I were a drink : a Negroni.
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If I were a smell : freshly cut grass.
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If I were a sound : the white noise of a small stream.
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If I were a bad habit : routine.
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If I were a quality : having only one word.
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If I were an emotion : the surprise of discovery, the first time.