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Subject: Questions interviewers never ask... Author: Jen [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:47:38 08/15/01 Wed Whew, I need a break. I'm not going to do anything about this right now, but I thought I'd plant a seed... He's always asked the same boring questions in interviews. What's missing? What would the top ten unasked questions be? (Remember, suitable for printing in a respectable newspaper!!!) Post or email directly... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Questions interviewers never ask... Author: Melissa [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:19:16 08/15/01 Wed Interviewers tend to be fixated on his film career and not his stage career. Granted, his stage career was short, but he was THE prodigy of the RSC during its infancy, not to mention the fact that he played major roles in the now legendary productions of 'Hamlet' and 'The Wars of the Roses'. If I were the interviewer, I would ask him about what was his favorite role at the RSC and why, and what he thought of other now famous productions of the RSC and the National Theatre (like Paul Scofield's Lear and Olivier's Othello) that he probably saw. The 60's were an exciting decade for the British theatre and I'd love to hear DW's slant on it. I'd also ask him less cerebral questions like who is his favorite leading lady in theatre and film, and downright silly questions like 'Exactly how many cigarettes did you smoke in 'Cross of Iron'? I'm sure to come up with more things to ask him about.

[> [> Subject: I'll Just Say this......... Author: SnakePriestess [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:23:27 08/15/01 Wed You're asking the wrong person.... I'll come back when my mind isn't in the....well where it is right now.... *I think my cats are laughing at me...*

[> [> Subject: Thanks Melissa! Author: Jen [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:03:05 08/16/01 Thu That must've been you in my fax machine, right? It actually came through better than I thought (readable). My Q is from the Maher book now that I read the section on Burton (since I still have to review the DVD for a book unless my time is way up). Burton **wanted to talk to the audience** and Gielgud wouldn't let him!!! I wonder if Burton ever said, "Hey that was my idea, you stole it!!"?

[> [> [> Subject: What was Giegud's Problem? Author: Melissa [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:29:23 08/16/01 Thu I wonder why Gielgud wouldn't let Burton talk to the audience? I saw a production of 'Uncle Vanya' last year and half the cast came on stage after the performance and did a wonderful Q&A session with the audience for 30 minutes. Can you imagine if DW had done that for 'Hamlet'? I bet no one would have moved from their seats.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: What was Giegud's Problem? Author: Jen [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:40:53 08/16/01 Thu Sorry, I meant in terms of addressing the soliloquies to the audience, within the play, not talking afterwards. That's what Warner did that was new in the sense that it hadn't been done that way for endless decades.

[> Subject: Re: Questions interviewers never ask... Author: Suky [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:19:07 08/27/01 Mon Seeing Planet of the Apes the other night reminded me of a question I'd love to ask. It's nothing particularly profound, but I've noticed that he's done an awful lot of acting in heavy make-up and costumes, and it made me curious what it's like to work like that and how uncomfortable or confining it is. The following come immediately to mind: POTA, of course; Star Trek VI; STTNG: "Chain of Command"; Time Bandits (that "Evil" outfit looks *heavy*!) ... Have I missed any? Seems like there are more than that! (But maybe it's because I'm only paying attention when his good looks are obscured.)

[> [> Subject: A corrollary Author: Suky [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:22:11 08/27/01 Mon Actually, what I'd really like to know is which was the *worst* (or easiest)!

[> Subject: Another one Author: Suky [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:25:25 08/30/01 Thu He's worked with *sooooooo* many people over the years, which makes me curious if there's anyone he *hasn't* worked with yet but would really like to. (Stop me if these are dumb questions! Has he been asked these things before?)

[> Subject: Yet another one Author: Melissa [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:04:19 08/30/01 Thu I'd like to ask him which actors most influenced him when he was just starting out. Although this falls under the dumb question category, I'd like to ask him where he keeps his Emmy.