Ten Questions for Dick Gautier

You were a huge influence on me. My brother and sister couldn't wait when we were kids for the next Get Smart show (this was in Montreal). If it was a Hymie episode that was a double bonus. Now I have kids of my own and I am so glad the show is out on DVD so I can pass the influence on to them.

1. Who were your influences when you were coming up in the business?

Jeffrey Dahmer & John Wayne Gacy

2. Do you still do Hymie around the house occasionally?

Only when I've had a stroke

3. If Don Adams were an animal he would be...?

A ferret

4. 99 and Emma Peel in a cage match: who wins?

The cage


86, Hymie and 99

5. What inspires you nowadays?

My own TV shows

6. Is there any current show you'd like to work on?

"Porno in Portugal" with Penelope Cruz

7. What are you up to these days?

Four quarts a day

8. Do you live in Hollywood? How has it changed since the 60s?

Yes. Everything is exactly the same, the trees, the trash. Everything.

9. Death to Reality TV? (yes or no)

I prefer Reality TV to death ... but only slightly.

10. The greatest day of my life was...

The day you Emailed me! ... Now aren't you sorry you asked?

Visit Dick's website at www.dickgautier.com