#4401
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:03pm
Okay, girls. I'm off to Shower Land. I'll be back in about 15 minutes!
What the puck?!
The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread — Page 177
#4402
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:03pm
My screensaver is a big scrolling series of pictures -- mainly Adam/Raul. I stare at it uselessly... I'm sad.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#4403
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:04pm
Here, Angelic. This is what I posted about the movie --
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=847575&dt=042605122446
A work of art is an invitation to love.
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=847575&dt=042605122446
#4405
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:06pm
I'll never forget the first time I heard his voice. I just holed myself up in my room with the TTB CD, sitting in front of my CD player for hours -- in awe.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#4406
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:07pm
Emcee, I remember that thread! It's going to be released to theatres? Everywhere?! Be still my heart!
#4407
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:07pm
They weren't really very specific or informative Allie, but I hope so. It deserves to be seen!
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#4408
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:10pm
TTB was the first time I fell in love with his voice, as well. I believe it was "Johnny Can't Decide". That's still one of my favorite songs on the recording.
#4409
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:12pm
I'd be happy with a DVD. Documentaries don't do so well around here.
#4410
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:13pm
Thanks Em!
"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead." -Tony Kushner's Angels in America
#4411
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:16pm
I'm listening to "Hushabye Mountain" from earlier this month, now. He's just too much. He gives me chills.
#4412
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:19pm
Oooooooh. This documentry sounds mucho promising. I hope I get to see it.
I know it's too early to do this, but I'm going to make a Christmas list right now. LMAO...I need to build up my cast recordings collection, number one. Number two...I like making Christmas lists.
Don't have too much fun without me, eh?
I know it's too early to do this, but I'm going to make a Christmas list right now. LMAO...I need to build up my cast recordings collection, number one. Number two...I like making Christmas lists.
Don't have too much fun without me, eh?
What the puck?!
#4413
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:22pm
I used to always compare his voice to thousands of hands all over your body. Yup, that's pretty much the best way I can describe it.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#4415
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:28pm
this is for G (great...I've decided to call her G from now on...why? because I CAN. haha.) Here's Raúl's whole quote about bringing his work home with him (from the ATW interview.) As per usual, it's fabulously poetic.
"It's hard for me to not take my work home with me. I don't mean I live as the character, but acting is a strange process, it's a little bit of a delusion. You have to fool yourself into thinking like that character for a while, and then you don't think that like character. And whatever that character feels, or thinks, if you're doing a great job, it influences your life a little bit. I've never been more of a visionary than when I was trying to play George in "Sunday in the Park with George." I've never been more political when I was playing Charlie in "Merrily We Roll Along." I've never been prouder to be a New Yorker than when I was Jon in "tick, tick...BOOM!" And I've never been so moved by an experience in the theatre than when we were doing "The Normal Heart." ..."
He's fabulous.
"It's hard for me to not take my work home with me. I don't mean I live as the character, but acting is a strange process, it's a little bit of a delusion. You have to fool yourself into thinking like that character for a while, and then you don't think that like character. And whatever that character feels, or thinks, if you're doing a great job, it influences your life a little bit. I've never been more of a visionary than when I was trying to play George in "Sunday in the Park with George." I've never been more political when I was playing Charlie in "Merrily We Roll Along." I've never been prouder to be a New Yorker than when I was Jon in "tick, tick...BOOM!" And I've never been so moved by an experience in the theatre than when we were doing "The Normal Heart." ..."
He's fabulous.
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#4416
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:30pm
Thank you SO much! I remembered hearing that and loving it but I couldn't remember it exactly. Thanks so much for posting that, K! Haha. I'll call you K!
Anyway, he is truly amazing to get so deeply involved in his work like that. Truly, truly amazing!
Anyway, he is truly amazing to get so deeply involved in his work like that. Truly, truly amazing!
Updated On: 10/5/05 at 11:30 PM
#4417
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:35pm
I think all great actors HAVE to get that involved. People always say "Oh, so and so is a great actor...they can be crying/screaming/whatever one second, and perfectly fine the next. They can turn it on and off." But if they can turn it on and off, how connected to the emotion are they?? It's all fake. With Raúl, I always feel like the emotions are real, and the fact that he -can't- turn his feels on and off is a true testament to his talent.
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#4418
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:35pm
*melts* I love that. So damn elequent. How does he do it?
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#4419
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:37pm
That was really well put. I agree with you completely. His talent really astounds me. It's hard to fathom at times.
#4420
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:44pm
his talent is on my list of questions that keep me up at night. questions like, "what happens after we die?" or "is there really a god?" or "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" it's like "how the hell does raúl esparza DO what he does, night after night, and just so completely hit the nail on the head EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.?"
www.kickfornick.com
#4421
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:46pm
Oh, if I only knew.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#4422
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:49pm
Your fan photos are fun, Chrys! You've got a great one with Sherie!
#4423
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:51pm
heh. It's true -- he can put anything into words and have it make perfect sense.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#4424
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:53pm
I'm back! I've made a super long X-mas list. It's mostly Broadway stuff...lots of cast recordings and show merchandise.
I'm going to sleep, actually. I feel too tired to stay up. If anyone wants to see my long list, PM me, and I'll send you the list tomorrow afternoon.
Night, folks.
I'm going to sleep, actually. I feel too tired to stay up. If anyone wants to see my long list, PM me, and I'll send you the list tomorrow afternoon.
Night, folks.
What the puck?!
#4425
Posted: 10/5/05 at 11:53pm
Ha ha, thanks! I've definatley accumulated a whole bunch with Raul.... And I actually don't take pictures with him very often! My favorite is probably the one my nephew took of me, my best friend, and Marc. His expression is just terrefic! Now all I need is a picture of the back of his head. Dear god in heaven, I do love that scar....
Eh, that picture of me and Sherie is something. She looks beautiful, and I look...well...NOT. Bless her, they were so exhausted that day. They were having rehearsals in the day time, and previews at night.
Eh, that picture of me and Sherie is something. She looks beautiful, and I look...well...NOT. Bless her, they were so exhausted that day. They were having rehearsals in the day time, and previews at night.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
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