In every episode,
James Lipton asks his guests a series of questions crafted by
Bernard Pivot for his show
Bouillon de culture (1991). In episode #6.12, Lipton tells
Alan Alda that he has never answered those questions and never will. He later reneges on this statement when he is a guest on "Bouillon de Culture" and answers those questions along with Pivot himself, in French. He later answered them to
Tom Cruise on the 10th Anniversary Show, in English.