DIARY: On the spot - Ian Thubron, chief executive officer, M&C Saatchi (Hong Kong)

<p>What's the best part of your job? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Going home at 5pm on a Wednesday for my "evening off" with George and </p><p>Ella, my children. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>And the worst? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Schlepping back to the office at 8pm on a Wednesday after putting George </p><p>and Ella to bed. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Your all-time favourite film and why? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>How to Get Ahead in Advertising. Largely due to a wonderful woman called </p><p>Barbara Symonds (you'll have to watch it to find out why). </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Favourite book or CD? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>I read a lot and my favourite book is usually the latest one I've read. </p><p>I'm just about to finish The Married Man by Edmund White, one of the </p><p>greatest living American writers. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Favourite restaurant? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The Mandarin Grill is the place I look forward to for days on end. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Do you have a favourite gadget? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>I hate gadgets and gadgetery - I couldn't live without my mobile phone </p><p>but that's about it. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>What are your hobbies? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>My life is a list of hobbies I used to have. I used to play golf but I </p><p>can't afford the time in Hong Kong. I used to do tapestry but everyone </p><p>laughed at me. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Who would you want to play you in a movie? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>I'd say someone like Tom Cruise but it wouldn't be particularly </p><p>representative. Martin Sheen is too old. I do think Noah Wylie in </p><p>Chicago Hope is pretty good but he's got too much hair. Maybe John </p><p>Travolta? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>How would you title your movie? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Full Life. It would be a movie about getting as much as you can out of </p><p>all aspects of life (well you'd want one erudite answer right?). </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

by | 05/11/2001