Q+A: Art collector Patrick Duffy, philanthropist and president of Las Vegas Art Museum Board

By Rebecca Clifford-Cruz

Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 | 2 a.m.

Editor’s Note: With the close of 2014, here is the next in our series of candid Q&As with 14 prominent Nevada personalities, who were asked to answer 14 questions in 14 or fewer words.

Patrick Duffy, art collector, philanthropist, and president of the Las Vegas Art Museum Board

What modern-day invention can you not live without?

Toilet.

If you could meet anyone — living or dead — who would it be and what’s the first question you would ask them?

Golda Meir. Can you please drill some sense in them?

Name your favorite television series and why?

"Bewitched." I escaped childhood while dreaming I was Endora.

What moral values are essential for a successful career?

Real authenticity to self and those around you.

How do you define happiness?

Embracing your faults and celebrating your strengths ... Sharing that with others.

How do you defuse stress or tension?

Turn an error/fault in to a great laugh at your expense.

What is your favorite pickup line?

No line needed ... Just an interested look does it.

Any guilty pleasure(s)?

Giving gifts and watching the joy in their eyes, myself included!

What is your most embarrassing public moment?

Never have any ... I just create a joke and laugh my way through it.

What words best describe the city you live in?

True to who we are ...

What is the most difficult task you’ve accomplished this year?

Still working on it ... Getting to know me better.

What is the most important topic for the Nevada Legislature to address during the 2015 session?

Remember, you can and perhaps should be replaced if you can't negotiate solutions.

Any regrets this past year?

None.

What is your top priority moving into 2015?

To rid society of the need to overuse the word 'awesome'! I mean ...