"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
I'm a straight guy and I'm a fan of his. I think that his first audition story (he accidently went to an audition for Lion King's Rafiki (african-american middle aged woman) and still went in and sang and gave his monologue and always checked the details of auditions ever since) is just great
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
I'm not positive but I think it was on a morning news show right before the Tony's.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
Sure Jacob, you're a straight male. haha. Just kidding. Yes. I love John. I just hate the pookie names people give him like J Tart or J Tags or the Tag Man... ugh... his name is John. Anyway, yes. He's adorable and I woulda paid good money to see him as Rafiki in the Lion King so ha!
I'm really not seeing the Pascal similarity- which is good, since Pascal isn't exactly my favorite actor out there. Tartaglia, however, is a really fun and dynamic performer. :)
John Tartaglia is the most talented and nice person ever! I will never forget when i met him at the stage door. I told him how talented he is, he looked me in my eyes, shook my hand, introduced himself formally, and wanted to know who i was.
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D