Frank Langella
From Frost/Nixon
Frank Langella talks about the challenge of making the character of Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon more than just a caricature, and whether it was easier to develop his performance as such a pivotal American figure for English audiences than it would have been in the U.S.; remembers a man unknown to him (who turned out to be Edward Albee) approaching him at a bar and asking to take on what became his Tony-winning role in Seascape; explains how he was determined to escape the typecasting the plagued Bela Lugosi when he played Dracula; reflects why he’s been drawn multiple times to the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Cyrano de Bergerac; recalls how he worked with Arthur Miller to make significant cuts in After The Fall; declares that he’s looking forward to directing more in the future, but will never again be a producer; and asks for someone to write him a role in a Broadway musical.
Original airdate – May 18, 2007.
Running time – 47:57.
For more information, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Frank Langella program page.
You can also download directly the Frank Langella program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 10:42 am
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