FIRST&LAST
EOIN COLFER The author of the Artemis Fowl and the Daniel McEvoy books talks Watership Down, David Gilmore and marmalade on toast
First record you ever bought K-Tel’s Music Explosion featuring ‘Love me, Love my Dog’ by Peter Shelley. Last meal on earth – what would it be Several courses.
Last extravagant purchase you made Convertible Lexus. In Ireland? Insane.
First film you saw that really moved you Watership Down. Last lie you told That Watership Down really moved me.
First movie you ever went on First movie you ever went o a date to a date to Planet of the Apes. Planet of the Apes.
Last time you cried Last time you cried Planet of the Apes re-boot. Planet of the Apes re-boot.
First thing you do when First thing you do when you’ve got time off wo you’ve got time off work Tell others about my work. Tell others about my w
Last great meal you Last great meal you cooked cooked I combined toast with I combined toast with marmalade. marmalade. First crush First crush Debbie Harry. Debbie Harry.
Last book you read Last book you read Funland by Stephen King. Funland byd Stephen King First great piece of advi First great piece of advice you were given you were given Always shake the bottle. Always shake the bottle.
Last time you were sta Last time you were star struck struck
Dave Gilmore – ‘Ah, Dave Gilmore – ‘A em, er . . . ’scuse em, er . . . ’scuse me’. me’.
First thing First thing you’d do if you’d do if you ran t you ran the country country Take a lo Take a long weeken weekend.
First song you’ll sing at karaoke ‘Beautiful Day’ – what could go wrong? Last time you exploited your position to get something Never ever never – too many brothers.
First time you realised you were famous Saw myself on a newspaper cover beside David Beckham. Of all days . . .
Last time someone criticised your work This morning – both sons. First three words your friends would use to describe you Absent, short-ish, harmless (mostly).
Last time you made an impulse buy and regretted it Panama hat.
First concert you ever attended AC/DC. Last time you bought someone flowers Oh god. Jackie (lovely wife) in the 90s.
First object you’d save from your burning home Macbook Air.
Last funny thing you saw online Cat doing something cute that went wrong.
First job Strawberry picker.
Last person you fantasised about Myself; but I am so emotionally unavailable.
First word you spoke Potato.
Last crime you committed Tapped phone in 80s. First song at your (potential) wedding ‘Come Up and See Me’.
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Last song at your funeral ‘I’ve Had the Time of My Life’. First person you’d thank in an award acceptance speech Dad.
Last thing you recommended to someone Purging. First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning Crap, it’s morning.
Last thing you think of before you go to sleep Crap, morning’s next. ■ Eoin Colfer appears in conversation with Colin Bateman as part of Bloody Scotland, Albert Halls, Stirling, Sat 14 Sep.
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