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Interview with Chris Sarandon and Joanna Gleason


you may recognize her former Tony

you may recognize her former Tony award-winning role in into the woods and

award-winning role in into the woods and

award-winning role in into the woods and him from his member will roll in Dog Day

him from his member will roll in Dog Day

him from his member will roll in Dog Day Afternoon hi my name is Stephanie and

Afternoon hi my name is Stephanie and

Afternoon hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re getting a glimpse into the film and

getting a glimpse into the film and

getting a glimpse into the film and theatre industries from Joanna Gleason

theatre industries from Joanna Gleason

theatre industries from Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon before you guys have

and Chris Sarandon before you guys have

and Chris Sarandon before you guys have worked in stage you’ve worked on

worked in stage you’ve worked on

worked in stage you’ve worked on television work on film do you have a

television work on film do you have a

television work on film do you have a favorite out of the three and what do

favorite out of the three and what do

favorite out of the three and what do you find the most challenging the

you find the most challenging the

you find the most challenging the favorite is the most challenging because

favorite is the most challenging because

favorite is the most challenging because it’s the theater and the challenge the

it’s the theater and the challenge the

it’s the theater and the challenge the thrill about it is everything you think

thrill about it is everything you think

thrill about it is everything you think it is the curtain goes up you hear the

it is the curtain goes up you hear the

it is the curtain goes up you hear the audience and you know I still get quite

audience and you know I still get quite

audience and you know I still get quite emotional and the challenge is that it’s

emotional and the challenge is that it’s

emotional and the challenge is that it’s eight shows a week at six days a week

eight shows a week at six days a week

eight shows a week at six days a week it’s everything you can possibly bring

it’s everything you can possibly bring

it’s everything you can possibly bring to it for me I don’t really have a

to it for me I don’t really have a

to it for me I don’t really have a favorite because I I find all three in a

favorite because I I find all three in a

favorite because I I find all three in a way thrilling so Chris I would like to

way thrilling so Chris I would like to

way thrilling so Chris I would like to know how do you make a role that is

know how do you make a role that is

know how do you make a role that is perhaps brief like Leon in Dog Day

perhaps brief like Leon in Dog Day

perhaps brief like Leon in Dog Day Afternoon so memorable I can’t survive

Afternoon so memorable I can’t survive

Afternoon so memorable I can’t survive in prison you don’t really think that

in prison you don’t really think that

in prison you don’t really think that way basically you’re trying to you’re

way basically you’re trying to you’re

way basically you’re trying to you’re trying to create what’s on the page and

trying to create what’s on the page and

trying to create what’s on the page and in that case what was on the page was

in that case what was on the page was

in that case what was on the page was really quite extraordinary I’d like to

really quite extraordinary I’d like to

really quite extraordinary I’d like to speak a bit about your role as the

speak a bit about your role as the

speak a bit about your role as the Baker’s wife and into the woods for

Baker’s wife and into the woods for

Baker’s wife and into the woods for which you won several awards how did you

which you won several awards how did you

which you won several awards how did you make this character of your own she was

make this character of your own she was

make this character of your own she was my own because no one had ever played

my own because no one had ever played

my own because no one had ever played her before fortune intervenes I I got

her before fortune intervenes I I got

her before fortune intervenes I I got into a zone playing that role

into a zone playing that role

into a zone playing that role where you suddenly you don’t have to

where you suddenly you don’t have to

where you suddenly you don’t have to manage every moment you don’t have to

manage every moment you don’t have to

manage every moment you don’t have to make up for material that doesn’t work

make up for material that doesn’t work

make up for material that doesn’t work you don’t have to plan anything plan to

you don’t have to plan anything plan to

you don’t have to plan anything plan to get a laugh right because it was just

get a laugh right because it was just

get a laugh right because it was just all there and the night was so enchanted

all there and the night was so enchanted

all there and the night was so enchanted everybody in that show was magnificent

everybody in that show was magnificent

everybody in that show was magnificent and enchanted that it just sort of

and enchanted that it just sort of

and enchanted that it just sort of became easy to do you play the Prince

became easy to do you play the Prince

became easy to do you play the Prince Humperdinck in the Princess Bride and

Humperdinck in the Princess Bride and

Humperdinck in the Princess Bride and this is a movie that has pretty much

this is a movie that has pretty much

this is a movie that has pretty much become a cult classic these days to the

become a cult classic these days to the

become a cult classic these days to the death no to the pain I don’t think I’m

death no to the pain I don’t think I’m

death no to the pain I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase does the

quite familiar with that phrase does the

quite familiar with that phrase does the success of the film surpass your

success of the film surpass your

success of the film surpass your expectations and do you feel well is it

expectations and do you feel well is it

expectations and do you feel well is it a movie that you hold dear to your heart

a movie that you hold dear to your heart

a movie that you hold dear to your heart as well it’s become extraordinary really

as well it’s become extraordinary really

as well it’s become extraordinary really the the reach of the movie because young

the the reach of the movie because young

the the reach of the movie because young people like it for certain reasons older

people like it for certain reasons older

people like it for certain reasons older people like it because they can sit and

people like it because they can sit and

people like it because they can sit and watch it with with their kids get

watch it with with their kids get

watch it with with their kids get something different out of it the humor

something different out of it the humor

something different out of it the humor is more adult at some point for for

is more adult at some point for for

is more adult at some point for for adults so

adults so

adults so I didn’t have any expectations for it

I didn’t have any expectations for it

I didn’t have any expectations for it and I’m thrilled that it’s turned out

and I’m thrilled that it’s turned out

and I’m thrilled that it’s turned out the way that so you both have lent your

the way that so you both have lent your

the way that so you both have lent your voices to animated productions Chris

voices to animated productions Chris

voices to animated productions Chris most notably as Jack Skellington in Tim

most notably as Jack Skellington in Tim

most notably as Jack Skellington in Tim burns the Nightmare Before Christmas you

burns the Nightmare Before Christmas you

burns the Nightmare Before Christmas you have done Madi platter

have done Madi platter

have done Madi platter do not say can’t you will not use

do not say can’t you will not use

do not say can’t you will not use contractions in this house how is voice

contractions in this house how is voice

contractions in this house how is voice acting different in terms of being

acting different in terms of being

acting different in terms of being on-screen there’s there’s no difference

on-screen there’s there’s no difference

on-screen there’s there’s no difference except you couldn’t wear your pajamas I

except you couldn’t wear your pajamas I

except you couldn’t wear your pajamas I mean that’s really the big difference is

mean that’s really the big difference is

mean that’s really the big difference is you can show up looking like you look at

you can show up looking like you look at

you can show up looking like you look at you know seven o’clock in the morning

you know seven o’clock in the morning

you know seven o’clock in the morning and go have a good time it’s somewhat

and go have a good time it’s somewhat

and go have a good time it’s somewhat different in the sense that generally

different in the sense that generally

different in the sense that generally it’s a little more exaggerated I was

it’s a little more exaggerated I was

it’s a little more exaggerated I was wondering if you guys found it easier or

wondering if you guys found it easier or

wondering if you guys found it easier or more difficult to work with someone you

more difficult to work with someone you

more difficult to work with someone you love especially if it’s a partner or a

love especially if it’s a partner or a

love especially if it’s a partner or a spouse so it seemed like a natural sort

spouse so it seemed like a natural sort

spouse so it seemed like a natural sort of progression that is every time we’ve

of progression that is every time we’ve

of progression that is every time we’ve worked together since we’ve been more

worked together since we’ve been more

worked together since we’ve been more and more married her own you know how

and more married her own you know how

and more married her own you know how much I love watching you work but I’ve

much I love watching you work but I’ve

much I love watching you work but I’ve got my country’s 500th anniversary to

got my country’s 500th anniversary to

got my country’s 500th anniversary to plan my wedding to arrange my wife to

plan my wedding to arrange my wife to

plan my wedding to arrange my wife to murder and gilded a frame for it I’m

murder and gilded a frame for it I’m

murder and gilded a frame for it I’m swamped thank you so much thank you so

swamped thank you so much thank you so

swamped thank you so much thank you so much thank you

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