No what fascinates me is their process - how they embody the role, how they develop the character.
Exactly. And to get around slowly to answering your question on the bottom, I actually read behind-the-scenes articles where VK described his process preparing for his initial Season 3 run as Connor. I rarely read any of that stuff because of the not caring. But in that particular case, VK made an impression on me. More so than any actors playing other favorite roles. I've never had much curiosity about DB's process, for example. And VK is the only actor of the entire bunch for whom I've ever actively sought out his other work. I pretty much deliberately don't watch DB or anyone else in their other roles unless it's something I'm going to watch anyway, like AD or ASH showing up in Highlander episodes, for example.
My interest in VK as an actor allows me to understand on an intellectual level at least why the actors behind the role matter, even if I think their personal lives are their own business. The artistry behind what they do, on the other hand? Their process? As a writer who loves to talk about her own process, yeah, that fascinates me.
And I think all but DR would have been all wrong in the Connor role. VK has a body of work as an actor that made Connor an obvious choice for him. DS is physically wrong for the role. TL has comedic instincts he'd have to severely squash to do the role. I'm not saying he couldn't do it, I'd have to see him in more dramatic roles first.
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Re: Kartheiser
Date: 2005-11-29 05:36 pm (UTC)Exactly. And to get around slowly to answering your question on the bottom, I actually read behind-the-scenes articles where VK described his process preparing for his initial Season 3 run as Connor. I rarely read any of that stuff because of the not caring. But in that particular case, VK made an impression on me. More so than any actors playing other favorite roles. I've never had much curiosity about DB's process, for example. And VK is the only actor of the entire bunch for whom I've ever actively sought out his other work. I pretty much deliberately don't watch DB or anyone else in their other roles unless it's something I'm going to watch anyway, like AD or ASH showing up in Highlander episodes, for example.
My interest in VK as an actor allows me to understand on an intellectual level at least why the actors behind the role matter, even if I think their personal lives are their own business. The artistry behind what they do, on the other hand? Their process? As a writer who loves to talk about her own process, yeah, that fascinates me.
And I think all but DR would have been all wrong in the Connor role. VK has a body of work as an actor that made Connor an obvious choice for him. DS is physically wrong for the role. TL has comedic instincts he'd have to severely squash to do the role. I'm not saying he couldn't do it, I'd have to see him in more dramatic roles first.