Someone help me. I did not understand what he said, which I'm a little confused by, since I speak the language he was speaking. I just didn't understand WHAT IN THE WORLD it meant. Anyone?
Patrick Stewart gave one of the most overrated performances of the season.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
According to the article he gave a funny speach at another ceramony and thought he would try it again at the Tonys
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
That was hilarious. Tonys are always taking themselves too seriously.
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Mark Rylance is great. I'm sure you can bear to have one speech in a year not be a tear-streaked list of names of agents, producers, family members, friends, cast members, deities, squirrels, whatever. :P
Shame most of the reports are spelling Louis Jenkins's name wrong though.
I think we have a winner for my new favorite BWW signature.
Rylance is a genius. He's the best part of every award ceremony.
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I thought it was absolutely hilarious! And, I felt like he was reciting it in character, which just made it funnier to me. But, the best part was when the camera panned to his co-stars and they all had the "WTF?" looks on their faces!! :) It was the only winner's speech I actually paid attention to!
In its whimsical way, I took his speech to be all about playing a role ... the clothes that you strap on that tell people what you are. If you read the last quote ("Otherwise it might appear that you have no idea what you are doing, that you are merely wandering the earth, no particular reason for being here, no particular place to go.") I think he's saying if you apply that to acting, it is what has given definition to his life.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
Although it was, in fact, a quote, I believe his objective was to confuse people, in quite a hilarious fashion. Personally I thought it was brilliant, but maybe that's just because I have a quirky sense of humor. Definitely up there in my top 3 as well, probably my favorite.
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT Cages or wings?
Which do you prefer?
Ask the birds.
Fear or love, baby?
Don't say the answer
Actions speak louder than words.
(Tick, Tick... BOOM!)