Linda J. Alexander http://www.lindajalexander.net
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Glorinda:
Thx for those insights. I'm always fascinated by a performer's motivations. That could be why the Imus thing intrigues me beyond the intrinsic wrongness of his words. It's the inherent "who he is" that pulls me in.
What you said reminded me again of an interview I did w/Michael Zaslow, who played "Roger" on The Guiding Light. He was a hard man, unfriendly, unbending but he was wildly passionate & I was able to pull that out of him thru a few well-placed words about him as a man.
The character he played was an evil man but as Michael called him, he was a "heart that bleeds," ie, Michael's passion-heart. He said the same thing you did about an actor never seeing his character as a bad guy. You couldn't do it well if you did. This would also refer back to Don Imus, though. He's playing a "character" & can't intuitively see that as a negative or else he couldn't be as convincing as he is.
You clarified what I meant about an actor's inherent nature. Maybe that's why "typecasting" happens. When an actor is good she can play any part by digging deep into emotions she's had or seen or understood. But why are some actors seemingly always playing the same type character, only w/different names? Isn't it because that's the core of who they are as a person? You can be anyone because you're a good actor but you have those types you're most often cast in, likely because that's the person people see in you most often, ie, as you put it, "the eternal child."
What I've seen of your work, & what I sense thru your notes, is a very genuine, very sweet-hearted soul. Deep.
Fascinating stuff to me. Always has intrigued me!
Blessings -- Linda
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