Sir Peter Ustinov, born in London in 1921 (†2004) and quadrilingually reared, was an actor, author, director, Unicef ambassador and “citizen of the world”. He said, he feels “anywhere at home, where you live civilised“, for example, in the countrified area of Bursins near Geneva. There Ustinov has lived since 1957 - witha few dozen suitcases, of which is said that many haven´t ever been unpacked.
What is your definition of happiness?
Happiness is one of those abstract ideals which are on everybody´s horizon.It is something you always have to yearn for in the hope of never entirely reaching because it would be too good to be true.Basically I am an extremely happy man but I don’t mean to say that I am happy all the time.
What is your definition of unhappiness?
The opposite, I think is mainly if you are not satisfied with yourself. Making the whole game possible by putting happiness within reach and happiness like everything else is a compromise. And one has to steer one´s way through the minefield. And I think, it helps if you learn to enjoy the challenges. I think I am an optimist because I know how sad, how miserable life can be and I think a pessimist is someone who finds this out anew every morning.
What was the worst ting you ever did?
I really can´t remember the bad things that happened and I am sure I did some frightful things, but most of them were mean you know at school. Memory is a very soothing thing and it takes away the unpleasant things. When it starts taking away the pleasant things, then you know you are getting old.
What is your expectation after death?
I resigned myself to the fact that there will be nothing after death. People have asked me what I want to be put on my tombstone and I thought: “Please keep off the grass” is the best thing I can find.
Do you have a question to the audience?
I think all the questions are there already. We are only waiting for answers.
Sir Peter Ustinov
Actor, author and director
Schauspieler, Autor und Regisseur
Bursins, Schweiz, 1998
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