SELF PORTRAIT

■ DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: April 3, 1960, Warwick, R.I.

■ FAMILY: Wife Alison Hayes, mother Marilyn Hayes, sons Franz and Colin Hayes, stepdaughter Bliss Bratton, stepson Wells Bratton (deceased).

■ MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS: A tough one to narrow down, because I love movies! The original “Star Wars Trilogy,” “The Cowboys” and “Young Frankenstein” top the list.

■ MY PERSONAL MOTTO IS: “There is no substitute for hard work” and “Laughter truly is the best medicine”

■ IF I WASN’T IN MY CURRENT JOB, I WOULD PROBABLY BE: An actor/writer or an architect.

■ THE ONE THING I KNOW TO BE TRUE ABOUT ALL PEOPLE IS: They need to be heard and acknowledged. If they were, there would be a lot less conflict in the world.

■ THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT CAME FROM: My parents who told me, “Treat all people with whom you come in contact fairly and with kindness. At the end of the day, we are all human beings.”

■ MY GUILTY PLEASURE IS: Gin martinis and potato chips.

■ ONE THING I’D CHANGE ABOUT MYSELF WOULD BE: To gain more patience. My family would say I need to be more patient, and they would be correct.

■ WHEN I AM NOT WORKING, YOU’RE MOST LIKELY TO FIND ME: Boating, reading or watching the Green Bay Packers, the world’s greatest professional football team. Or, watching the Arkansas State University Red Wolves, the world’s greatest collegiate football team. (Insert my U of A alumni wife’s eye roll here.)

■ MY PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT, BY FAR, IS: My family.

■ THE WORD THAT SUMS ME UP: Actually two words: persistent and content.