I have the full EIGHT MINUTES. It gets ohsomuch worse....
( No, I musn't...)
When he arrived at VCA 16 years ago for a lecture, he stormed to
centrestage, unbuckled his belt, pulled it from the loops of his pants,
dropped it like a killed snake alongside him, sat in a chair and bellowed, "
I'm here to talk about theatre. Theatre is sacrifice!"
Inspiring and yet in a way offputting. But his attitude toward fools is
salutary. It would be a physical and intellectual effort to keep up, I'd
imagine.
Cal
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Are you talking about that abortive interview with Helen Razer? Wow,
> was that awful!
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/0831_razer.mp3
>
> Boy, did she deserve what she got!
>
> Berkoff, mind you, is in a class of his own.
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Agreed. Some of the most intuitive and intelligent people I've worked
> with.
> > Having just heard Steven Berkoff dismember an ABC colleague for a frankly
> > gauche attempt at a humourous interview. (Search for it online. It's a
> > salient lesson.)
> >
> > Caleb
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> It's a horrible job in terms of security. I know lots of actors, some
> >> I count among my dearest friends, and the best of them are very
> >> charming and intelligent human beings. Often surprisingly shy and
> >> bookish, and always specialists in black humour. The cliches about
> >> "luvvies" or actors being narcissistic or ego-driven or lacking
> >> personality - I remember that Harlan Ellison story - doesn't hold with
> >> the serious artists among them, of which there are more than a few.
> >> (If they don't have a self to perform with, what do they perform? A
> >> good actor needs to understand quite a lot of humbling things about
> >> him or herself, including how to confront and cope with failure, which
> >> is inescapable on a stage). There's far more egomania among poets,
> >> take it from me!
> >>
> >> xA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Sally Evans <[log in to unmask]
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > yes actors can be most insecure and odd when they dont have roles to
> >> play.
> >> > We were very close to John Cargill Thompson an actor-playwright, we
> >> > published many books of his plays and yes, that does give an insight
> into
> >> > that world.
> >> > http://www.poetryscotland.co.uk
> >> > http://groups.msn.com/desktopsallye
> >> > http://www.myspace.com/poetsallyevans
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Bircumshaw"
> >> > <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:20 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: The Globe
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Good Lord! I haven't peeked in here for a day or two and I find all
> >> >> this. Marvellous.
> >> >>
> >> >> The only mystery about Shakespeare is that he was an actor (and
> >> >> sometimes an act-or). I think the closest you can get to him is to
> >> >> read biographies of Olivier or Alec Guinness, in that when they
> >> >> weren't playing roles they were like nobody, as if they had no
> >> >> personality of their own.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> David Bircumshaw
> >> >> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
> >> >> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
> >> >> The Animal Subsides
> http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
> >> >> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
> >> Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> >> Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
> >>
> >
>
>
>
> --
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