AN INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM WEGMAN
by Mike Topp

Q. What is your full real name?

A. Wegman, W-e-g-n-a-m.

Q. When and where were you born?

A. I was born in Lisle, Illinois, on June 27, 1963.

Q. What is your height, weight and coloring?

A. I am five feet eleven inches tall, weigh 176 pounds, have black hair and hazel eyes.

Q. Where do you live?

A. I live in a split-level home in Baltimore, Maryland, and I also have a vacation home in Honolulu. I love the beaches of Hawaii.

Q. Who do you live with?

A. My mom, Thelma, and dad, John. I also have three brothers, Martin, Roy, and Paul.

Q. Do you have any pets?

A. I have a poodle named Gigi, a retriever named Sabey, and a fox terrier named Chipper.

Q. Do you have any hobbies?

A. I've become very interested in cars and bikes. I read a lot of specialist magazines now.

Q. What is your favorite food?

A. Anything vegetarian.

Q. What are your favorite movies?

A. "Return of the Jedi," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

Q. Who are your favorite musicians and why?

A. I like Annie Lennox, for her beautiful voice and imaginative sense of style.

Q. What is your favorite TV show?

A. Leave It to Beaver!

Q. What's your favorite city and why?

A. Ottawa, Canada.

Q. What are your favorite colors?

A. Red.

Q. Are there any habits or mannerisms that stand out about you?

A. I can't see too well in the dark. My mom says it had something to do with my diet when I was kid.

Q. Are you allergic to any foods?

A. I ate a cheese sandwich once and it feels like it's still in my stomach.

Q. Are you good at fixing things?

A. My brother can fix anything! You give him a piece of metal and by the end of the week he'll have created a car!

Q. What do you think about drugs?

A. I hate drugs. I just think it makes people turn into vegetables and it's really boring.

Q. Have you a secret longing?

A. I want to do something that will change things — something that's just amazing.

Q. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose?

A. Los Angeles, California. It's on the West Coast and is full of acting opportunities.

Q. Do you have any favorite quotes, any mottoes to live by?

A. "You can't pick the fruit if you don't go out on a limb."

Q. Do you have a favorite drink?

A. Rum and Coke.

Q. What is your earliest memory?

A. I don't remember very much at all before I went to school. My parents have films of me when I was very small. It's really weird to see myself on film and have absolutely no memory of being in that place and doing those things.

Q. What's your next move?

A. I'd like to be able to fly. I'd like to fly helicopters and I fully intend to learn.

Q. Do you exercise a lot?

A. I have to because I sometimes gain weight around my face and a bit around my stomach.

Q. Do you have any pet peeves?

A. I hate having pizza delivered to my house and it arrives cold.

Q. Are you moody or temperamental?

A. No, not at all.

Q. What's most important to you in a relationship with a girl?

A. Mutual caring; wanting to be there for someone through the good times as well as the bad times. I'm drawn to a girl who is down to earth.

Q. What do girls think of you?

A. They basically think I'm an okay guy.

Q. What's your ultimate ambition?

A. To be a good human being.

Q. Can you tell me when you had your first crush on a girl?

A. My grammar school teacher! I was six years old and she was in her twenties. She had very long, blond, beautiful hair — I think I'm still in love with her!

Q. What's your idea of a perfect date?

A. There'll probably be some music, but we'll manage to find a quiet place where we can talk.

Q. True or false: You love to snack on bologna and mayonnaise sandwiches.

A. False! I hate mayonnaise!

Q. What kind of parties do you like to go to?

A. I like parties I throw myself because I can invite all my friends and then I know everybody and I like everybody who comes.

Q. Who has helped you the most with your career?

A. My best friend. I owe him a lot.

Q. Do you ever cry?

A. No. I come from one of those families where you don't really let your emotions show too much, you know?

Q. What do you like best about your work?

A. When I go home and forget my profession and be a regular guy like everybody else.

Q. What do you dislike about your career?

A. I resent the fact that I can't walk down the street without people recognizing me.

Q. When you die, have you thought about being cremated?

A. No, not at all.

Q. Where is the best place to write you?

A. 814 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.