There was no mood or purpose for a long, drawn-out interview, nor any hope, but there was a desire for conversation, and I asked him short questions, expecting short answers. And he "entered" the game and began to "play" himself, giving answers in the style of an impromptu interview.
– Your zodiac sign.
- Aquarius.
- Your favorite animal?
- Once upon a time, I asked my friends to draw a lamb, an ewe, a calf, a foal, a small tree, and a small boy next to it.
- That was once, but now?
- Unfortunately, my ties with animals have been cut, perhaps the cow. I'm going to write a big, beautiful story.
– Your favorite TV show.
- "In the world of animals".
– Your favorite newspaper.
- Not now.
- Forward?
- "Literary newspaper".
– Your favorite sport?
- Gymnastics.
- Your favorite city?
- Yerevan of the 50s.
- Your favorite actor?
- Jean Gabin.
- Your favorite actress?
- Anna Maniani.
- Your favorite singer?
- Shalyapin, Caruso, Komitas, Shahmuradyan.
- Your favorite singer?
- Haykanush Danielyan, Maria Callas.
- The most beautiful man.
– Marlon Brando.
- The most charming woman.
- Anuk Eme.
- The most respected historical figure.
- Michael Loris-Melikov.
- The favorite political scientist.
- Musadep.
– Your shortcomings.
- Forgiveness.
- Your merits.
– People's constant desire to communicate.
– The biggest disappointment.
- Hamo Sahyan used to say: I don't have admirations to have disappointments. Even in the greatest love, however, there is a reservation in me. I'm not honest enough to experience big disappointments.
– The greatest success.
- It is already in the past, sadly unfinished, that I left with great promises of writing in good conditions, from crypts to panoramic views.
– The biggest failure.
- It's on my shelf again, it started with the wrong rhythm, the wrong way of telling, but I regret what I did and I'm trying to save it.
– Your favorite food?
- Bread and cheese.
– Your favorite drink.
- Hony pure vodka.
– Your favorite cigarette?
– Dutch slim cigar.
- If you have a chance to be born again, where and when will you choose?
- Scandinavia, but if it was Armenia, at the beginning of the century, a little earlier than Tumanyan, the same age as Varuzhan, it would either end in 1915, or...
– Your favorite weather.
– Early spring, beginning of May, clean, full autumn.
- The sea or the forest - which do you prefer?
- The sea is close to the forest. The sea as freedom, power. The sea is wealth, character. See, the coastal nations are adventurous, brave, daring, and the people locked in the mountains are poor.
- Your question to you.
- Hrant, you have drunk all your cognacs, you have experienced all your pleasures, what do you want from the world?
- Your answer to you.
- To me.
- Your question to me.
- Who are you?
- Who knows?
That's all and not only.
And then later.
Anahit ADAMIAN
"Yerkir Nairi", 2-8.06.1995.
Publicism
Published in 1995