Name: Jack Fixa
Year: 2nd year
Major: English and International Studies
Relationship Status: Single
Nationality: Czech
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
School Involvements: Zotfilm, SPOP Tie-Dye Staffer, ASUCI EVP Office, UCI Democrats
Hobbies: Reading, reading, and more reading. But I also love photography, camping, listening to music, and watching classic movies.
What is one thing a girl would be surprised to learn about you?
I love to write short stories, and I hope that one day I will be able to write a full novel. One day, I hope to write a novel and then have that novel become a film, leading all of the creative process and seeing my story come to life.
What is your favorite part about UC Irvine?
I love just sitting on the benches in the park and studying, especially in the late afternoon when the sun is just perfect. It gives all of the trees a golden color; it is so peaceful.
Where is your favorite place off campus?
I love going to Crystal Cove, a beach that has great tide-pools and still has old thirties-style beach shacks. It’s like going to the beach in the olden days!
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
After I graduate, I’d like to try to go to graduate school in New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco. Then, I’d like to work the job market, trying to get my foot in the door in the entertainment industry. Hopefully in ten years, I will have a steady job at a film studio or in television production and will be able to settle down.
If you could trade places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
Ellen DeGeneres, without question. I would love to have a show like hers one day, one in which you meet interesting people, have fun, make people laugh, and inspire people the lead better lives.
Dream Job?
Working for one of the major film studios, like Warner Brothers, Pixar, or Paramount.
Pet peeves?
When people cut you off on the freeway without using their blinker. Oh California drivers.
Favorite dessert?
Red velvet cheesecake
Celebrity Crush?
Anne Hathaway. Whether she’s Fantine, Princess of Genovia, or Miranda Priestley’s assistant, she’s simply fabulous.