FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 16: David Gilliland, driver of the #37 Taco Bell Ford, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 16, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)David Gilliland drives the No. 37 Taco Bell Ford Fusion for Front Row Motorsports. I got to give him the Inside the Actor’s Studio/Bernard Pivot questionnaire at Auto Club Speedway during the Pepsi Max 400 race weekend.

His least favorite word struck a chord with me because I’ve been guilty of using it and I have really made a concerted effort in the past few months to not use it anymore. It’s just not cool and totally unnecessary.

What is your favorite word? Cool

What is your least favorite word? Retard. I hate it when people use that word.

What turns you on? My wife

What turns you off? Smelly people

What sound or noise do you love? The sound of an engine running

What sound or noise do you hate? Nails on a chalkboard

What is your favorite curse word? Damn

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Professional fisherman

What profession would you not like to do? Trash collector

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Welcome


Read more of my “Inside the Actor’s Studio” questionnaire interviews in the archives and read about how it all started with Tony Stewart.