The List: director Don McKellar tells us the 10 things he can’t live without

2 | The Saturday cryptic crossword I do the Globe cryptic every morning over my coffee, and the day is shot if I don’t complete it. The Saturday puzzle is an especially sacred ritual for me. I feel a weird, intimate connection with the guy who sets it, Fraser Simpson.

3 | A pen Not any particular pen, just a pen. A good one, but not so good that I’ll be annoyed when I lose it. I always have one with me. I can’t do No. 2 (above) in my head.

4 | Radio Not any particular radio, just radio. I still listen to the CBC. Despite everything.

5 | My bathtub If at all possible, I take a bath once a week. Usually on the weekend, doing the No. 2 with my No. 3, while the No. 4 is playing. (God, I sound like the dullest guy in the world.)

6 | Anchovy paste I use it way more than you’d think. (I mean, with food, of course.) More fish should come in tubes!

7 | My Chinese junk It’s a model boat with cannons and all the rigging that, as a boy, I used to admire whenever I visited my grandmother. She brought it from China, where she was born. It’s a prized inheritance, and it reminds me of the rich Chinese culture and history that I used to imagine was mine.

8 | My clarinet I played it in my first professional play, and the article in the next day’s paper called me “Canada’s Woody Allen!” I haven’t brought it out in public since, and I’m not likely to anytime soon.

9 | Booze I’m including this for those people reading The List with the idea of buying me a gift. I like good scotch. Don’t give me anchovy paste.

10 | Toilet paper Two-ply. Yes, I suppose I could live without it. But I choose not to.