What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Looking at a nice work of art with a glass of red wine and good company.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Trusting people too much
On what occasion do you lie?
When I tell my kids that I used to study hard when I was their age
Which living person do you most admire?
Adrian Zecha, Founder of Aman, for creating one of the most envied luxury hotel brands and making Sri Lanka a part of it.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Intelligence
What is your greatest extravagance?
Buying Art when I don’t have a place to put them!
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Courage. It can kill you!
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
The extra pounds on me!
Which talent would you most like to have?
To paint like Picasso
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Ananda Coomaraswamy
What is your favourite occupation?
Jestor to my two kids
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Aiyooooooo
Who is your hero of fiction?
Sherlock Holmes and James Bond
Who are your heroes in real life?
The average Sri Lankan who’s gone through one crisis after another, but is the first to support their fellow countrymen in a crisis