ONE-ON-ONE
Gehan Cooray
Stuff of Dreams
Q: If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?
A: The ability to transform myself into anyone or anything I wanted to be… for as long as I liked it
Q: Describe your dream holiday…
A: I’ve travelled to so many extraordinary places in the world that at this point, my dream holiday would have to be in fairyland for it to eclipse the destinations that I’ve visited
Q: Which fictional character would be the most exciting to meet in real life?
A: Poison Ivy from Batman
Q: If you could hail from any other age, which would it be?
A: The Victorian era, which conforms with my temperament and taste – in the performing and literary arts
This and That
Q: The best piece of advice you’ve received...
A: To arm myself with a solid university education – which I’ve done in Los Angeles where I now live
Q: What was the topic of the last conversation you had with someone?
A: Teaching
Q: Three things you would be lost without...
A: The Holy Bible, God’s love, and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints
Favourite Things
Q: Your favourite food choices are…? A: Italian and Indian would be my top two
Q: Who are your favourite actors? A: Sarah Bernhardt, Greta Garbo, Richard Burton, Rachel Weisz and Tom Hardy are probably my top five
Q: Best beverage... A: Vanilla milkshake
Q: Preferred genre of movies... A: Literary adaptations and musicals but I’m partial to classic Hollywood films too
Q: If you could have any three people (dead or alive) over for dinner, who would they be?
A: Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Barbara
Deep and Meaningful
Q: What are you most passionate about?
A: Love in its purest form
Q: The best thing about working in the entertainment industry is...?
A: The ability to express myself in different forms – which most professions don’t allow – and enrich my life and those of others through the performing arts
Q: What would you like life to be in 20 years?
A: As a Christian, I sincerely hope that the Second Coming of Jesus would have taken place in 20 years and we would have the ‘New (purified) Earth’ that the Bible foretells
Q: A little-known fact about you… A: My professors at university wanted me to pursue a PhD in psychology