Windspeaker Confidential: Nathaniel Arcand - Actor

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Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?

Nathaniel: The best quality of a friend should be loyalty....You know what, can I change that first one? Honesty.

W: What is it that really makes you mad?

N: What truly makes me mad is how far advanced we think we are as humans, that we still can't find a way to not fight each other and kill each other and destroy each other and ourselves.

W: When are you at your happiest?

N: When I am at my happiest is when I see my children smiling and happy.

W: What one word best describes you when you are at your worst?

N: A-hole. Complete, utter asshole. No, I don't know about that one...I mean, asshole is a little bit far...

W: What one person do you admire and why?

N: That's a tough one, 'cause, I mean, there are a lot of people in my life I do admire. But, I guess, the one person that really stands out in my mind would be my grandma, my kookum. I mean, it stems down to all the women in my family. It goes way back. Just because she's getting there, and she's been through a lot and, you know, she's still kicking today and still as feisty as ever and beautiful as ever. Like all the women in my family, you know, they're all the same, but my grandma, she's the one.

W: What is the most difficult thing you've ever had to do?

N: Lie.

W: What is your greatest accomplishment?

N: I think just being who I was, where I was, and where I am today and who I am today. That's the accomplishment. Understanding more about myself, you know. And about life, trying to understand life, you know, and all the things you're taught along the way.

W: What one goal remains out of reach?

N: Immortality. Yeah, I want to live forever. But, you know, I think that everybody wants that.

W: If you couldn't do what you are doing today, what would you be doing?

N: Well, I'd probably be a city firefighter. I would have moved up from a forest firefighter to a forest ranger, over to a city firefighter. That's how I would have went. In that exact order. I've always wanted to do that kind of service. I was in cadets at one time in my life, and you know, it wasn't about the cadets or anything...maybe it was the uniform. But I get to wear uniforms now in what I do. I've got a cool job, but if I wasn't doing this, I'd definitely be a city firefighter.

W: What is the best piece of advice you've ever received?

N: Do it for myself.

W: Did you take it?

N: Well, you know, the best advice was that, but it was told do it for myself and once you can help yourself, then you can maybe help others. But it starts from you. You work your way out. And that was when I was 18, a turning point in my life, and here I am today.

W: How do you hope to be remembered?

N: As a guy that said what he felt, walked his talk, and loved everyone.