“Pop Quiz” column for July 18, 2012

Each week The Advocate asks a different “quiz taker” for his or her current favorites in pop culture.

QUIZ TAKER: George Judy, 60, LSU professor of acting and directing, artistic director of Swine Palace Productions, head of the master of fine arts in acting.

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: “I listen to whatever my wife is playing! Lady Antebellum, Norah Jones, jazz, classical. I usually have NPR on in my car.”

WHAT I’M READING: “I check out The Advocate every day and the New York Times on Sunday. I read lots of new plays because of my job and American Theatre Magazine, plus a great blog, http://www.howlround.com. I am always reading Shakespeare again and again.”

WHAT I’M WATCHING: “We have a 10-year-old at home so we loved “Brave” and “Madagascar.” We watch old movies, “Mad Men,” “Damages,” “Suits,” but mostly the Food Network and HGTV. I have recently got turned on to the National Theatre Live performances of great theater shown on local movie screens. Fantastic!”

WHERE I’M SURFING (ON THE INTERNET): “Sadly, it is Amazon. I don’t shop anymore. I just click for almost everything. Though lately I have been drawn to health and wellness websites as I try to figure out what will go wrong with my body next!”

WHAT’S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE? “Well, at the risk of seeming like a bipolar misogynist dinosaur, I love James Bond movies, and two of my favorite all-time albums (does anyone say albums anymore?) are by Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland.”

BONUS QUESTION:

What has been your favorite part to play?

“The standard answer to this question is always ‘the next one,’ as actors are notoriously unemployed! I have to say though that the chance to play King Lear at Swine Palace was a great highlight of my life. It was my third attempt at a role of infinite possibilities and a joy to tackle, as it will be again some day, I hope.”

Kyle Peveto

Advocate staff writer