Sort of like how Jake Weber's American sounds, as he puts it, "like an evil, wicked gay man."
So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.
Faith ,'Get It Done'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Madrigal Costello - May 17, 2004 7:46:39 am PDT #295 of 3531
It's a remora, dimwit.
Lyra Jane - May 17, 2004 8:05:33 am PDT #296 of 3531
Up with the sun
I'd go with freaking weird as a good description of AD's voice, and I don't think it's just that I'm used to hearing him be British. I also agree that AA sounds more like Fred, but lower and less Texan.
The freaky thing about her interviews on the DVDs is that she says I and means Fred. I know a lot of actors do that, but it's always cognitively dissonant to me.
billytea - May 17, 2004 8:11:27 am PDT #297 of 3531
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
The freaky thing about her interviews on the DVDs is that she says I and means Fred. I know a lot of actors do that, but it's always cognitively dissonant to me.
A random snippet I remember from Rumpole of the Bailey was the claim that lawyers do (or did) that in Britain when opposing one another in a case. I believe this led to Rumpole and his friend George arguing over dinner about George's infidelity to Rumpole, or some such.
Madrigal Costello - May 17, 2004 8:13:43 am PDT #298 of 3531
It's a remora, dimwit.
The "I" thing doesn't bother me, except in a few circumstances, like when the actor says something like, "Oh, this is where I rip out the guy's heart, beer-batter it, fry it, and eat it with a side of salt&vinegar chips (my favorite) and I'm wearing this absolutely astonishing Jimmy Choo's."
Polter-Cow - May 17, 2004 8:22:18 am PDT #299 of 3531
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
For me the curiosity about actors' voices would be what AD sounds like without the British accent. I keep expecting sort of a prissy Steven Wright kind of thing.
I'll have to agree with the "freakin' weird" assessment. He sounds so much better with a British accent.
Accent slut.
Gandalfe - May 17, 2004 8:48:19 am PDT #300 of 3531
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I haven't ever heard AA speak as AA, but my mother and I are guessing at which is closer to her real voice: Fred's or Illyria's.
Half and half. The VOICE is closer as Fred (timber, pitch, etc), but the ACCENT is much more Illyria.
Astarte - May 17, 2004 8:49:56 am PDT #301 of 3531
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
He sounds so much better with a British accent.
Everybody (almost) sounds better with a British accent.
Accent slut.
IOW, I'll see your slut and raise you an accent nympho...
thegrommit - May 17, 2004 9:06:50 am PDT #302 of 3531
Um.
Everybody (almost) sounds better with a British accent.
I (being British) was once asked by a Californian to repeat the phrase "Oingo Boingo" as she found it cute and amusing. As her friends were cute and amusing, it seemed a fair exchange.
Lilty Cash - May 17, 2004 9:13:15 am PDT #303 of 3531
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I (being British) was once asked by a Californian to repeat the phrase "Oingo Boingo" as she found it cute and amusing
You're like a scene out of Love, Actually !
DCJensen - May 17, 2004 9:15:27 am PDT #304 of 3531
All is well that ends in pizza.
The freaky thing about her interviews on the DVDs is that she says I and means Fred. I know a lot of actors do that, but it's always cognitively dissonant to me.
After doing umpteen plays in college I finally gave into that as an easier way to talk about the storyline.
"Then my character does" is sometimes clunky, and speaking of a role you see from your POV really feels like talking in the third person.
Although I did find myself introducing the concept that I would represent the character when describing the scene or play. I did add an occasional "well, my character" to remind people I was speaking of the character.
Your theaterspeak may vary.