Mad Hatter Q&A - Devin Toner: "Mike McCarthy would always make a show of me in public!"

Who would be the last person you would invite to your birthday party? 
Joffrey Baratheon.

Who would be the first person you would invite to your birthday party? 
Larry David.

Favourite saying? 
My dad always used to say, “I taught him everything he knows, but I didn’t teach him everything I know!”

Favourite record? 
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Free Bird’.

Favourite book? 
The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

Favourite film? 
The Blues Brothers.

Favourite author? 
Probably Lee Child, I’ve read most of the Jack Reacher books.

Favourite actor/actress? 
Brendan Gleeson/Amy Poehler.

Favourite musician? 
Slash.

Most embarrassing moment of your life? 
Never anything too bad, but being in any public place with Mike McCarthy – he would always make a show of me.

Favourite food/drink/stimulant? 
Pizza/whiskey sour/coffee.

TV programme? 
The Sopranos, The Wire or Game Of Thrones.

Favourite TV personality?
Greg Davies.

Favourite item of clothing? 
A big winter jacket I bought in Germany 12 years ago that actually fits me.

Most desirable date? 
Dinner with my wife Mary in Chapter One.

Favourite method of relaxation? 
On the couch with a beer watching a show.

If you weren’t pursuing your present career, what other career might you have chosen? 
Window washer, wouldn’t need a ladder.

Biggest thrill? 
Can’t beat playing in front of 80,000 people.

Biggest disappointment? 
Not being picked to play the games that are in front of 80,000 people.

Your concept of heaven? 
Being surrounded by family and friends and loved ones.

Your concept of hell? 
Being made to eat ketchup every day.

What would be your dying words? 
Don’t forget to feed my sourdough starter.

Greatest ambition? 
To provide an amazing life for my kids, so that they will never have any worries and are always safe.

Period of history you’d most like to have lived in and why? 
The prohibition era in NYC –probably would be fairly bleak, but in my scenario I’m loaded.

If you weren’t a human being, which animal would you have chosen to be? 
Silverback gorilla.

If you were told that the world was ending tomorrow morning, how would you react/what would you do? 
I wouldn’t believe whoever told me and would continue on as normal.

Your nominee for the world’s best-dressed person? 
I have no idea, Rob Kearney?

Favourite term of abuse? 
Don’t think you can print it, the C word.

Biggest fear?
Ketchup.

Humanity’s most useful invention? 
The internet.

Humanity’s most useless invention? 
Mini discs.

• Watch Devin Toner in the new series of The Restaurant, Tuesdays at 9pm on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Player.

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