What do you enjoy doing in your free time? What kind of hobbies do you have? Interests?
I don't get much free time, but when I do get some I spend some with my daughters, aged 14 and 11. I'm also involved in a number of charities. When I'm on holidays, I like to sit on a beach and read a book. I also do lots of water-skiing, and snow-skiing. I love Barbados as a getaway.
Separating yourself from your work, what have been some of the greatest challenges you've had?
Going through a divorce (lol).
What kind of personal goals do you expect of yourself?
To continue being happy and healthy, and hopefully one day to be able to see my grandchildren grow up, but that's long off yet.
If you could chose another line-of-work, what would it be?
That's an interesting question--one that I'd leave blank. If I had to, I’d probably be a banker. No... really, this is my dream job--running an online casino. It's been a lot of hard, but great work. For me personally, I haven't taken a penny out of the business.
If you could retire today, where would you live?
Who wants to retire?
Who are the most annoying stars out there? This applies to television, movies, music, entrepreneurs, anything really?
Michael Caine. He sounds the same in every single film you see him in. That makes him the most annoying person to me.
Give me a list of your favorite television shows of All-Time? Start with 5.
Well, I work very hard, so I DO need to watch something that's very entertaining. At the top of the list...
* 24 - I think this is the best program that's ever been made.
*The Sopranos
* Desperate Housewives
* Six Feet Under
* Beverly Hillbillies - going back to when I was a kid
Give me a list of 3 of the most underrated things you can think of.
- online casinos as opposed to land-based because it's more private, do it when you want and how you want, and no one is looking over your shoulder.
- Robbie Williams in the U.S.
- Leona (Lewis) who's the recent winner on "The X Factor.” She’s a cross between Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
What's your favorite genre of music and film?
Swing for music, and true stories... Chaplin (1993) for example.
Give me a list of your 5 favorite artists over the years.
- Robbie Williams
- George Michael
- Diana Ross
- Elton John
- Mahler's 5th Symphony
I'm going to throw a bunch of words at you, give me whatever springs-to-mind. Here we go...
- Matt Damon, George Clooney, or Brad Pitt?
* Brad Pitt
- The best gambling city would have to be?
* Vegas!
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