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Name: Courtnie Sauls
Birthdate: August 7, 1982
Place of birth: Houston, Texas
Astrological sign: Leo baby!
Profession: aspiring actress and being beautiful as is Miss Tonya Fleetwood
Education: Tisch/NYU Graduate
Hobbies: yoga mainly and having fun
Favorite city: NY but Houston is a close second
Favorite country: America despite our flaws
Favorite meal: broccoli, brown rice and tofu
Favorite book: Song of Soloman by Toni Morrison
Favorite author: Shakespeare
Favorite movie (s): A League of Their Own, Legally Blond
Favorite director: Spike Lee
Actress (es) you admire: Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Mary-Louise Parker
Actor (s) you admire: Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Ed Norton
Favorite TV show(s): The Young and the Restless
Favorite time of day: when I get in my bed
Your motto: this too shall pass
Children: no way
Pets: I wish
Location: uptown NYC
Transportation: subway
Your cologne or perfume: Carolina Hererra 212
Things you like to buy: shoes, clothes, CDs
If your house was burning, you’d save these 3 things: cell phone, wallet, a pair of shoes my great-grandma gave me
Views on God/religion: God is within all of us...I'd be Buddhist if I knew more about it maybe
How do you picture the end of the world: I don't
Death is: of the body not the spirit
Does life exist on other planets: I don't see why not...we're here
Do you read your horoscope: whenever I get a chance

How did you meet Tonya? she was Cherish's roommate

PRO or CON:
Right to have an abortion? PRO
Right to own a gun? Depends
Welfare system? Pro
Death Penalty? Con

What world/environmental issue concerns you the most? the economy
Democrat or Republican? Democrat

What two famous people would you pick to be your mother and father? Morgan Freeman and Alfre Woodard
Traits you look for in a friend: positivity and compassion
The friend you have known the longest (and how long): Desiree...since 7th grade
A friend who makes you laugh often: Blake Young Fountain
A friend to whom you can tell anything: Desiree
A friend to whom you can go for advice: Brandon Scott
The best advice this friend gave you: too much to pick from. He helps me with everything.
The friend who is most like you? Desiree
Why? we're both full of life and expression
A friend you will see in hell: aww come on...I'm not going
A friend you will see in heaven: all of them and we're having an eternal party

Your 3 best qualities: caring, fun, open
Your 3 worst qualities: sometimes self-centered, overwhelming, can be moody
Three words others would use to describe you: you tell me
Three words you’d use to describe your ideal self: forever optimistic (only 2)
Your proudest moment: when I found out I got into NYU
Your best physical feature: my eyes/eyebrows
At your best, you are most like this famous person: I don't really know what famous people are like
Create a newspaper headline you’d like to read about yourself: Newcomer, Courtnie Sauls wins Best Actress at the Academy Awards
Things you like (spontaneously list anything that comes to mind): talking, acting, smoking, cleaning
Things you dislike (spontaneously list anything that comes to mind): dirt, mess, technology

YES or NO:
You keep a diary: Yes
You have read a book in the last month: Yes
You have visited the Eiffel Tower: No
You have a secret that you have never shared with anyone: No, at least I don't think so
You snore: No
You read in the bathroom: No
You like America: Yes
You fold your underwear: Yes
You set your watch a few minutes ahead: Yes, 10 minutes ahead
You are always late: mostly, but I try not to be
You believe in destiny: yes and no, I believe you choose your own destiny to a certain extent
You are a vegetarian: Yes...no meat!
You have gone to a movie alone: No, but I keep planning to
You generally save postcards and letters: Yes
You have fired a gun: No way
Money has influenced your character: hasn't it for everyone...but it's something I try to be aware of and not let it take over
You enjoy being photographed: most times

Three people you consider to be geniuses: my dad
Your 3 favorite childhood toys: my barbies, Care Bears, board games (my mom and I played a board game each night and then she'd read to me)
Three words you often use while speaking: like, fuck, um
Three sounds that disturb you: scratching on chalkboard, work on the street, my alarm
Three things you would never do: spit in someone's face, divorce my mom, start a physical fight
Three things that you are thankful for: my family, my friends, my life
Something you wish you could learn with the snap of your fingers: to speak another language

YES or NO
You wish you would have been born into a different race. No
You wish you would have been born into a different religion. No
You wish you would have been born into a different sex. No...I like who I am very much

At your funeral, you want people to remember you as: the person I am at my happiest moments
Someone who should not, under any circumstances, speak at your funeral: a stranger
A piece of music that makes you sentimental: Angel by Sarah MacLachlin
A moment when you achieved absolute happiness: I try at least once a day
You would jump up and down and shout with joy right now if someone told you: they wanted me to be the lead in a very cool Broadway play
Something that makes you happy: my mom's voice
You get angry with yourself when you: don't push myself to my full potential and I settle
Your first kiss: the summer to 8th grade with my first boyfriend Marcell McNeese
Describe your first paying job: worked at Old Navy
Describe your best paying job: the one I have now doing reservations at Balthazar and Pastis
Your best birthday: every one is a wonderful bday. I make sure of that!

CHOICES
Sunrise or Sunset: Sunset in CA
Sweet or Sour: Sweet
Bath or Shower: Shower
Square or Circle: Circle
Black or White: Black
Ocean or Forest: Ocean
Dogs or Cats: Dogs
Day or Night: Day
Cremation or Burial: Burial
Even or Odd: Even
Fast or Slow: Fast
Yesterday or Tomorrow: Tomorrow
Coke or Pepsi: Coke
Hot or Cold: Hot weather, cold food
Woman or Man: I'm a woman, duh
Written or Spoken: Spoken
City or Countryside: City
Vanilla or Chocolate: I hate chocolate...so vanilla it is!
House or Condo: Condo
! or ?: !
Sun or Rain: Sun
Boxers or Briefs: Boxers
Pen or Pencil: Pencil
Summer or Winter: Summer
Destiny or Choice: Choice
New York or Paris: I've never been to Paris, so I guess NY for now
Silver or Gold: Gold
Horizontal or Vertical: Vertical

Things you fear: there is nothing to fear by fear itself
Your name spelled backwards: SLUAS EINTRUOC
The book that has affected you most: The Daughters of Joy by Deepak Chopra
A book you would recommend to others: that book

A physical trait you find attractive: nice skin
A personality trait you find attractive: funny
Two things not appealing about men: usually their ego
Two things not appealing about women: crassness
Your sexiest feature: my eyes or legs
An unfulfilled sexual fantasy: Tonya!

If you could visit any time period, you would choose: the 60s
If you could live in any time period, you would choose: the one I did

If you could be famous, what would you want to be famous for: acting
If you could bring back one person from the dead, it would be: leave those people alone

If you were a plant, you’d be: sunflower
If you were an animal, you’d be: cocker spaniel
If you were a beverage, you’d be: milkshake

Something you’ve learned that is coming in handy: send people positive energy
The most important thing in life is: love
That last person you said ‘I love you” to: my mom

What else would you like to say: