My entertainment: Dubai Fashion Week's Simon Lock

Who's the man behind Dubai Fashion Week? It's Simon Lock... actually

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Movies and music

Favourite film of all time? Love Actually, I can recite the lines!
Favourite film seen in last month? I’ve been flying a lot so I haven’t seen a lot of new releases
Ultimate movie icon? Robert De Niro
Movie character you’d most like to play? I’m a passionate skier so I would love to play James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Favourite movie quote? In Love Actually after Mark has declared his love for Juliet, “Enough, enough now”
Favourite movie snack? A choctop, it’s an Aussie thing
Current favourite TV show? Californication
First record you ever bought? Daydream Believer by The Monkees
Last song downloaded? New Heaven by Damian Marley and Mick Jagger
Favourite band? The Rolling Stones
Song to be played at your funeral? While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Beatles
Best album of all time? U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind 
Song guaranteed to get you on the dance floor? Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake

Miscellaneous

Favourite designer? Hedi Slimane
Favourite fashion capital? Dubai, of course!
Favourite restaurant in the UAE? Armani/Peck
And what dish do you always order there? Saffron Risotto with Osso Bucco
Last book read? My Booky Wook by Russell Brand
Last thing you bought? D&G shoes
Favourite holiday destination? Hanazono, Japan for skiing, but I’m heading to the Maldives for a surfing holiday after DFW
Favourite international hotel? Monarch, Dubai
Best website? youonlyliveonce.com.au
Favourite celebrity hottie? Liv Tyler
Best UAE hangout? Jetty Lounge, the mojitos are awesome
Personal motto? Be dedicated
Describe yourself in three words? Gregarious, athletic, kind
Word or phrase you most say? “Hurry up!” Especially out here!
Your signature cooking dish? Chicken parmigiano, I cook it endlessly for my children
 

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