When You Have Satire, It Has To

Most Of The Comedies I've Done Have Been Rather Farcical And Extravagant.

I Have Been In Countries Where I Don't Know A Word Of The Language. I Tried To Practice My French As Much As Possible. I Would Talk With The Crew. I Always Order In French, But Then Waiters Respond In English. I Hate That.

I See A Steady Downward Slope Toward Oblivion Over The Next Three Years. I'm Pessimistic. Everything That's Happened To Me So Far Has Been Kind Of Flukey. I Went Into Twentieth Century Because I Wanted To Work For Hal Prince. The Part Was Too Small According To My Agent. I Had Been Doing Only Leading Parts, And He Thought I Should Continue That. But The Part Was Enlarged In Rehearsal: Songs Were Added, And It Became More Physicalized And Showy. Then I Won Awards And Got Attention.

The Technique's Many Benefits For Actors Include Minimized Tension, Centeredness, Vocal Relaxation, And Responsiveness, Mind/body Connection And About An Inch And A Half Of Additional Height.

Hindsight. It's Like Foresight Without A Future.