"Poor Adam"
Maybe, but he was telling this as a funny story. That's why I don't buy the "big ego, arrogant" thing about him. He really is just honest, with no false modesty. He'll say something like he would do Chess if the part of Freddy was beefed up (but with a smile, knowing how Seth R. would react), but at the same time tell stories like these.
I know I've gone into this before, but it has struck me again. People are so used to needy performers, who above all want an audience's love, so they might sometimes interpret Adam's lack in this regard as arrogance. I've seen him do three curtain calls now, and the way in which he *doesn't* milk the applause is pretty amazing. He has a serious face and almost seems to step back too soon. It's like he didn't do it for applause, but for the sake of doing it. Not that he wouldn't be upset if people didn't applaud, but he's not basking in it, it seems to me.
Edited for typo
Updated On: 1/9/05 at 12:31 AM