Sergio’s answers got me thinking about fearlessness and more importantly, courage in the face of fear. Fear is so often just the lack of knowledge of the future—and fear of the unknown is a very powerful thing. If we’re not careful, fear can dictate our decisions and ruin our lives—that’s where courage comes in. Courage is so important because there will never be a time in which fear doesn’t exist but hopefully with the addition of courage, we can work through the fear and do what we’re scared of anyway. Because when was the last time you regretted something that you didn’t do, isn’t it much more likely that our regrets are things that we didn’t have the courage to do?
Q: What is the quality you most admire in other people?
A: Kindness. It just makes other people feel good.
Q: If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be?
A: I would have been more disciplined, as far as following through on certain things I started.
Q: Who are/have been the most influential people in your life?
A: My uncle. My mom of course. My fifth grade teacher, he just encompasses everything I respect about a man, from A-Z.
Q: What are you looking forward to?
A: Success.
Q: What is the biggest mistake you ever made and were you able to fix it?
A: I was offered a tennis scholarship to a four year college but I didn’t go because of my fear of the unknown. I was not able to fix it.
Q: What is your greatest accomplishment so far?
A: Public speaking was my greatest fear and so I became a comedian and went right at it. Full throttle.
Q: Best advice you’ve ever received? Worst advice?
A: The best: if something’s too good to be true, it probably is. You can do it all by yourself. I can’t think of the worst.
Q: What TV show do you love right now?
A: The Dog Whisperer, I want to meet that guy. I love Cesar, I think he’s amazing.
Q: Who is on your celebrity list (the one that includes any celebrity that your partner gives you a “pass” on sleeping with if the opportunity ever arose)?
A: Halle Berry.
Q: What is the political issue you care about most right now?
A: The fictitious war machine that has no real purpose. Fighting people who don’t wear uniforms, it doesn’t make sense.
Q: Most useful technological advance in the last 50 years? Least useful?
A: Obviously the internet is most useful. Least: Facebook and Twitter, I just think it’s an invasion of privacy. Too much exposure. It’s good in one sense but it’s manipulative—you use the tools for free but they’re gathering data on you and your habits, it devastates people.
Q: When is it OK to lie?
A: That’s a tricky one. If it can save someone’s life.
Q: Nighmare date story?
A: I was at this girl’s house with her and she was talking about how she had to move out from her crazy boyfriend’s place. Meanwhile, I kept seeing a shadow outside and then all of a sudden, there’s this gigantic dude (like the Hulk) and he comes in and I’m naked with this girl and I remember putting on my pants and shoes in the parking lot. He’s just screaming, what the hell are you doing here? Then she called me later, why did you leave?
Q: Do you believe in love at first sight?
A: Yes. Cause it has happened to me once. The most amazing situation I’ve ever experienced, it was magical. I had a falling-out with her because she gave me a marriage ultimatum. I regret the answer I gave her.
