Adam Pascal interview on Broadway.com — Page 4

It's one thing to be confident. It's another thing to look down on other people because you feel you're superior.

As an analogy, it's okay if I'm proud that I'm Asian. But if I'm proud that I'm Asian and I think this makes me superior to blacks, whites, hispanics, that's not okay. I'm only making this analogy based on how I interpreted Adam's comments re: the current Rent cast.

But like I said, I find his honesty more refreshing than someone who fakes nice. And I still wouldn't kick him outta my bed!

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you all are making some good points... im glad we finally can have a thread where people arent getting all pissed off becuase someone doesnt agree with you.

as for this superior/confident thing... i view his coment about not wanting to do rent again with 'a bunch of kids' as him wanting to learn something new from the experience as opposed to being the teacher. and hes get a point about the OBC thing... theres just something magical about it-no other cast has had that energy and passion. maybe he just doesnt want to ruin the memory of the 1st time he was in rent by joining a cast that is a bit less than perfect and i totaly understand that. i can see where people are getting that he thinks hes too good for rent now, but i dont think thats true. i just think hes past that point in his life and is at the height of his career-he has so many options as a talented singer/actor and i respect him for wanting to challenge himself and try new things

Agreed, amasis. I also think it makes sense that he'd want to do something new, not something old.

this is OT but ponine your avatar is so funny! what the heck is going on in the pic? any explanation as to why hes biting the ear of a stuffed animal?

just wondering...

haha i love i! any idea where there is a full pic? ::opens up another window to google search it::

This thread can't die!

Anyway, yeah, I guess I would say that Adam, at least with the wording he used, came off as being arrogant. He *may* have meant to make it seem like he wanted to work with people more experienced than him, but his wording made him seem like he thinks he's just better.

As for my racial analogy, I didn't mean his age, just the difference between being proud or confident in yourself versus being proud of yourself at the expense of looking down on others.

I think Adam walks that very fine line. I want to believe I just misinterpreted what he meant to say. I still heart him.

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I can see a bit of conceit in the article, but can I have specific DivaAdam incidents? I don't believe I've ever heard any of these complaints, only heard people say that he's a diva in passing.

Yeah, no one incident, just a lot of things in passing, y'know, avoiding people, blowing off fans, etc. Nothing as bad as Idina what with the slamming doors, looking at people and then ignoring them.

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Definitely not rude. Just not there! It's understandable, though.

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i want to see him as billy flynn!

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He danced in Cabaret. Why not Chicago!

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I think he's too young to play Billy. (Somehow, the Daddy Complex just seems sexier. *shuddres at having uttered this sentence*)

He'd be cool as Seymour but I think the music doesn't do him justice. He'd rule as Orin though!

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