Christian Perdrier, Chief Executive, Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Garden
Nov 2 2009 by Karen Dent, The Journal
From Mickey Mouse to Harry Hotspur. Karen Dent meets the former Disneyland Paris chief charged with putting Alnwick on the world tourist map.
The questionnaire
What car do you drive?
Having recently moved I have yet to buy a car. I currently rent a modest Ford Fiesta.
What’s your favourite restaurant?
Perhaps surprisingly for a Frenchman, I love Indian or Italian food most of all.
Who or what makes you laugh?
My daughter surprises me every day.
What’s your favourite book?
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
What was the last album you bought?
Don Giovanni by Mozart
What’s your ideal job, other than the one you’ve got?
I’d have loved to be a teacher. You always remember your best teachers, don’t you?
If you had a talking parrot, what’s the first thing you would teach it to say?
Have a great day…
What’s your greatest fear?
Not to have the time to do everything I would like to do.
What’s the best piece of business advice you have ever received?
Be yourself and not what you think people are expecting from you.
And the worst?
Invest in the stock market.
What’s your poison?
Red wine
What newspapers do you read, other than The Journal?
Le Figaro and L’Equipe
How much was your first pay packet and what was it for?
I can’t remember how much I was paid but I do remember putting it into savings as I was planning to go abroad.
How do you keep fit?
I eat healthily and do a lot of walking and jogging.
What’s your most irritating habit?
I always arrive very early when I travel anywhere.
What’s your biggest extravagance?
I bought a Ford Mustang Mach 1 as my first car. I think I’m still paying it off!
Which historical or fictional character do you most identify with or admire?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Sister Emmanuelle
Which four famous people would you most like to dine with?
Stephen Spielberg, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, Richard Branson.
How would you like to be remembered?
Somebody who cares about others.
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