Wants love affair with Kevin Spacey and to tour Vienna
Casey Thacker, sophomore, history, Murray, Utah
Utah Statesman: What is your greatest fear?
Casey Thacker: I actually worked in an emergency store for about a year, and so I have a fear of natural disasters. It’s pretty outrageous. Earthquakes. They’ve just bothered me since I learned about them in third grade. There’s nothing you can do. You just hope to be in the right place at the right time if that ever happens.
US: What did you want to be when you grew up?
CT: Actually, I had that dream of being an astronaut. I really liked space. I gave that up when I realized that I just don’t have a scientific mind.
US: So, you’re reading the book “Sex with Kings.” Is that some sort of a fantasy?
CT: It is about royal mistresses in the last couple hundred years in Europe. It is delicious. You know, it’s just like reading a book of gossip. It’s really addictive and kind of naughty.
US: Would you rather burn to death or die by drowning?
CT: Drowning. I’ve never had a fear of drowning. There’s a pool at my family’s house, and I’ve always heard that drowning is not as painful as people think it is. It’s kind of like going to sleep. So it’s just never bothered me. I like the water.
US: If you could have any superpower, what would you have?
CT: I’m a big fan of invisibility. I think you can get away with all sorts of stuff-good stuff I hope. I’d like to think I would use it for something good and benevolent, but I think I’d be tempted to use it for spying on certain people.
US: Who would you spy on?
CT: I’d really like to see what was going on behind closed doors with government officials. So it’s interesting to me. I don’t think we’re told everything. I wouldn’t have to get a job, I’d just sneak in.
US: If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be?
CT: I love the Superman comics and I really like Lois Lane. She gets to do all sorts of fun stuff.
US: What was the best date you’ve ever been on?
CT: We went dancing, like real ballroom dancing. He taught me how before and everything. It was a riot. It ended up being a four-hour date though. Two were learning the dancing and the other two were spent practicing the dancing.
US: Is it a romantic thing for a guy to know how to dance?
CT: I think it’s a nice thing if they do know how, kind of an added bonus.
US: What was the worst date you’ve ever been on?
CT: I think what happened was the boy I was going with was the friend of the guy I actually had a thing for, and he took us to some sort of a movie that was an independent movie. It just wasn’t a very good time, he was trying to hold my hand and pushing his advantage. It was just really uncomfortable.
US: What music do you own that you’re ashamed of now?
CT: It would have to be the Backstreet Boys. That was my first concert. I wasn’t that big of a fan, but after I went to the concert I felt obligated to be a really big fan. It was a birthday present from my mom. It’s probably on my iTunes but not on my iPod.
US: Was Justin Timberlake sexier then or now?
CT: He never was sexy.
US: What TV shows can you not live without?
CT: Easy question: “The Office,” “Scrubs,” “Bones,” and let’s go with “Criminal Intent: Law and Order.”
US: What type of things did you do in junior high?
CT: I did a lot of the plays and musicals in high school. I was pretty high strung in junior high. I think it’s just that time when you’re coming into your own and you don’t know what to do about it.
US: If you could change one thing about USU, what would it be?
CT: I’m not a big fan of winter. If we could relocate to California. You could add another letter on to make it make sense.
US: Where would be the ideal place to relocate?
CT: Malibu without the wildfires. I don’t know how much of Malibu is left.
US: If you could be on a nuclear submarine with any three people, who would you choose?
CT: I’d have to say a friend first of all, Josh is his name. Just because we’d have a good time, laugh a lot, keep things positive. Then the practical part of me would come in and want to have someone who knows how to a run a submarine. Put Sean Connery. That is awesome. Or Alec Baldwin, “Hunt for Red October,” and because he makes me laugh, even though he’s kind of extreme. Love affair, Kevin Spacey.
US: What would your dream vacation be?
CT: I want to go back to Vienna. I went there once. It was on a tour, and I hate tours with the bus and the guide. So have more free reign with a significant other I should say. That’s what makes vacations really great.
US: What was your most embarrassing moment?
CT: First grade, black widow tag was all the rage. It’s just tag with a base. So there was a brick wall and I was running forward and kind of stumbled, and the person who was it leaped and pushed me into the wall and I broke my wrist and had a concussion. It was the talk of the school and the emergency room. I haven’t quite lived it down. Apparently I made up some sort of story of why I ran into the wall. I said something about trying to surprise myself. The truth is, I was pushed though.
US: Who’s your role model?
CT: I’d have to say my dad, which is kind of generic but I figure the stuff he’s done is pretty awesome. He’s a good guy with good morals, and I think that’s a cool thing to see anymore.
US: Is reality TV really real?
CT: I don’t think it’s very real at all, but I’m still really entertained. I think it’s really interesting to see the way people act outside our own circles. There’s a lot of diversity and people I don’t come in contact with a lot on these shows. It’s kind of fun to see.
US: What was the best movie you’ve seen recently?
CT: “Dan in Real Life.” It was so good. I really relate to his character. I just think that Steve Carrell is a phenomenal actor. He really sold it.
US: When you die, what would you want to be said in your eulogy?
CT: Part of me wants to die in one of those awesome ways that you just can’t forget. So, something about the awesome way I died. Nothing too boring I hope.
US: If Hollywood were to make a movie of your life, who would the main characters be and who play them.
CT: Me, I have to have one of those awesome lives that could be portrayed by Kate Winslet – really powerful, action-packed. Kevin Spacey would have to be in because I love him. Sean Connery, we’ll make him some mentor. Villain, let’s make it Alan Rickman, evil professor of anything to do with anthropology.
US: Squeeze-Its or Kool-Aid Bursts?
CT: Kool-Aid Bursts. They’re just delicious and action packed.
US: What is the weirdest dream you’ve ever had?
CT: I’ve had a series of dreams with a small group of people, we’re the last people on Earth, everyone else has disappeared. No one is getting with the program. People are just messing around and not figuring out that we need to get on with things so we can survive.
US: What do you want for Christmas?
CT: Ideally, I would love a PlayStation 3. That’s not going to happen though. I have a slew of books. My mom decided that everything this year is going to be bought online. She doesn’t want to go shopping, which is great, so just a lot of books and movies and things that generally distract me from class.
US: How old were you when you learned the truth about Santa?
CT: Probably 6. I went looking for my presents. It was pretty easy to figure out from there. They were all sitting there and then miraculously were delivered by Santa.
US: What
was the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
CT: I’d have to say my PlayStation 2.
US: What would be your worst?
CT: I get sweaters every year from my mother that she’d wear. She wants me to be warm.