Interview with Derek Ogilvie

What's your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting alone with my friends on a hot summer's day with all my commitments fulfilled.

What's your greatest fear?
War

Who would you most like to sit beside on a long journey?
Jesus

What trait do you most deplore in people?
Ignorance

What is the trait that you most deplore in yourself?
Inconsistency

What trait do you most admire?
Compassion

What is your favourite colour?
Blue

What is your favourite book?
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes

What is your greatest regret?
That I have not been truly myself with those who I love

Where is your favourite place?
My bed.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My build

Which words or phrases do you most over use?
When I'm working as a psychic "validation", when I’m not "okay"

What's your most treasured possession?
My sanity

What's your favourite food?
Mushroom Risotto

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My boyfriend Jaap

When and where were you happiest?
Summer term 1976 Amochrie Primary School, Paisley, Scotland

What's your favourite movie?
The Wizard Of Oz

If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
I'd like to have more hair!

What's your favourite classical piece of music?
Beethoven's 5th

What's your current favourite piece of contemporary music?
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

What's your favourite TV show that's currently being broadcast?
Entourage on HBO

If you were to die and come back as a person who would that be?
Winston Churchill

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
An Elephant

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hunger

What is it that you most dislike?
Suffering

Who is your real life hero?
I admire no one that much

How would you like to die?
Quickly, when I'm laughing

What is your motto?
To whom much is given much is expected in return

Who is your favourite clothes designer?
Giorgio Armani

Who is your favourite person to be around?
My boyfriend

What place in the world would you most like to visit?
Outer Mongolia

Which day of the week do you look forward to most?
Saturday

What is your favourite song?
Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz

What is your favourite read?
Vanity Fair

Where would you like to live?
I currently live in Cyprus but if I had the money would love to own a private Island hideaway.

What quality do you most admire in a woman?
Flair

Where would you like to be in 10 years time?
At home with my friends and those who I love with no regrets