February 26, 2011
There was a time-’67, ’68, around then-when there was still some modicum of respect for mimery. It was still seen as the ultimate expression of physical acting. Legitimate theater and film actors, up to John Wayne and Charles Bronson, used to come to me and beg: show me how to better command my instrument. Meaning, [...]
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February 25, 2011
I doubt most people are laughing at his first name. Englebert is close enough to Bert that it’s hardly noticeable. And taken by itself, Englebert, is just not that remarkable. In other words, it might get your attention initially, but eventually you’d forget it. Most people, then, are laughing at his last name, Humperdinck, which [...]
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