Adam Pascal Quote in NYTimes: Ew, Ew, Ew! — Page 7

amasis probably said all that was necessary...

Broadwaygirl, I appreciate where you're coming from, but even the non-actors have some understanding of what good acting is, especially those of us involved in other art forms that require an understanding of human behavior and interpretation. I've never said Adam was brilliant, but I do differ on the finer points with you. By now, though, we've really said all there is. Anything else would be redundant.

Updated On: 9/4/05 at 10:31 PM

I didn't say anyone didn't have an understanding of what good acting is. Just that sometimes training will open your eyes to things you never would've thought twice about before. Or at least that it did in my case.

I only saw Pascal in Chess concert. My god, he was awful! At that time I kept thinking why they did not cast Raul Esparza as Freddie instead of him. Terriblely miscast.

There is a way to state something, without coming off arrogant.

In text-type, it's even hard to accurately read and know for sure that it's blatant arrogance. We have no idea what his inflection was.

The man has an ego, but is he really THAT arrogant?

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Okay, I must throw in my two cents:

First of all the article states that Adam had never acted before doing Rent. He does not understand the dedication and hard work it takes to get a lead on Broadway for most people (not all, of course) because he was lucky enough to stumble into it. This is just an observation-I certainly do not condone that kind of bad mouthing.

Second of all there was just no need to say it!!!! If someone asked you, "Do you think Broadway is producing nothing but crap?" and you responded yes, you'd still be taking a risk and maybe it'd be better for your career to just lie, but at least you'd have been responding to something that was directly asked of you. He volunteered that he thought Broadway was "atrocious" and there was just no need for it! He is there to promote a film, a film based on the musical that made him rich. Just promote the film. If you want to do more film, awesome, just talk about that. Why do you need to badmouth the people who work hard on Broadway?

I felt the same way about the things Rue McClanahan and Heather Headley said about Broadway: There is a thing called TACT people. Respect the fact that although Broadway performance isn't your ultimate goal that there are many many people out there striving for a chance to even set foot on a Broadway stage.

What about Emmy?

Kind of like the "Thank God for me" quote, Emcee. LOL

Updated On: 9/5/05 at 01:10 AM

lol, I know Emcee, that's why I was laughing. Please don't scratch your eyeballs out.

Honestly, I guess the man just needs a bit of a lesson in re-wording his statements if they're going to end up in print.

Yes. That is the conclusion this thread has brought me to.

Updated On: 9/5/05 at 01:15 AM

PR, PR, PR....

Kelli's another one who is mis-interpreted, I think.

i read the article while i was out today, and i was waiting to come home and see the response! he just sounds very arrogant - but in nearly every situation that i've been "in his company" (whether it's concerts or stage door or whatever) he has always come off that way, so it wasn't overly dissapointing to read, because that's just the way that he is...at least he's honest and upfront!

i adore him, arrogant or not

Updated On: 9/5/05 at 01:28 AM

He is there to promote a film, a film based on the musical that made him rich. Just promote the film.

Adam wasn't there to promote a film exclusively, the article was about what's been going on with with the OBC's careers since Rent and coming up in the future. And unless he's making tons in the stock market, I doubt he's rich.

It's not like he was the only person to have a negative tone to his quote in the whole article. Wilson said he didn't want to be type-cast as a drag queen anymore. Fredi said that she was too old to play Joanne. They're all just being honest. Is everyone here commenting even reading the whole article, or just the one quote this thread is based on?

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Updated On: 9/5/05 at 01:45 AM