Okay, that's actually really funny. I was beginning to lose faith in the idea that critics could express their snark with genuine humor instead of tired desperation, but there you go.
I also love the "should Hilliary Clinton run for president" ad on their site. Red hot they are.
They just showed a trailer for SK here, and not one shot of Hugh! I wonder if he'll be mentioned by the critics. I'll get back to you on that tomorrow.
There are two trailers on Irish TV - one that has Hugh and one shorter one that doesn't... they keep showing the second one. :(
Lots of cute photos of Hugh from Fortysomething.
http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=Hugh+Laurie&iso=GBR&viah...
edited by arizonamyrie for length of link
Cute! I love the fourth one on the first row.
Thanks sdemar! So many of those I've never seen before. Kind of wish I could make them bigger!
Nice SK verdict on CH4 teletext, (it's the third review on pg 323), giving the "excellent LA-set corrupt cop drama" 4 out of 5.
"A gritty feel and great performances from Hugh Laurie and Naomie Harrise make this a stand-out thriller."
I'm still deciding whether to see this at the weekend or not, but a couple more reviews like that, and it will swing the decision.
I am interested to see what Mark Kermode makes of it if he reviews SK tomorrow (on Sky News and Radio Five Live), if he's not still on holiday. He's passionate about film and doesn't suffer nonsense. He'll rant most entertainingly if he hates something!
Sometime back, there was a discussion about Hugh saying something about not being a collector, but we couldn't find find the source. well, I stumbled upon it. It was in the Men's Vogue piece, the one with all the cool pics of Hugh on or around motorcycles, dressed by stylists so no t-shirts or jeans.
article
House has steadily drifted in Laurie's direction. At first, this was just a matter of telegenic pastimes. "The character initially didn't play the piano," recalls Katie Jacobs, an executive producer. "Hugh's piano playing is so exquisite that it was written in." Likewise, House now revs to work on a motorcycle, taking after Laurie, who gets around L.A. on a Triumph Bonneville. "My dream bike," Laurie confides. "It's just so odd that it's a dream bike—you could buy three of them for the price of an average Harley—but we all have to decide in life: Are we going to remain faithful to a single example, or are we going to become collectors? I'm quite anti-collecting. One must commit."
Thanks for that houserocket 7 "exquisite indeed" excuse me while I swoon.
Thanks for that houserocket 7 "exquisite indeed" excuse me while I swoon.
Wha... :shock: I just recovered from my swoon...
Here's a question. Did the title of this thread, "Homina, Homina, Homina" come from RSL?
Here's a question. Did the title of this thread, "Homina, Homina, Homina" come from RSL?
Yes. I don't have the link (because I copied the article) but it was an interview in the Chicago Tribune, May 1, 2006. I've put the interviewer's stuff in italics.
So it seems like Hugh Laurie is so disparaging of his own talents. But he’s so good as House.
“Some people ask me, ‘Oh, why does Wilson want to hang out with House so much?’ and I’m like, ‘You idiot.’ House is designed to be attractive! He’s brilliant, he’s self-deprecating, he has a limp. But yeah, Hugh hates himself and he’s very funny about it. There’s no better combination in my book. Like Lewis Black.”
But as an acting partner, he’s good to work with?
“Oh yeah. The thing is, with this part, Hugh has a huge obstacle he has to deal with, having an American accent. His problem isn’t our problem. We as the audience don’t have that problem, because what he doesn’t know is that he does it perfectly. But of course he doesn’t hear that. That’s why he can’t watch the show.
“When you’re doing an accent, you don’t feel like you’re interesting in the role. Even if everyone around is telling you that you are. And to be in a play is one thing, but to be on TV show that runs for years, I don’t know how he’s going to do it. To be that hard on yourself and be that disappointed in your own work. But as I said, and underline this four times, he’s wrong.”
And then he obviously hates when anyone calls him a sex symbol. You read his quotes when people ask him about that stuff and you can feel the embarrassment rising off the page.
“Yeah, he hates that stuff. And even more than the ‘sexy’ stuff, he hates the ‘you’re brilliant’ stuff. Of course there’s a part of him that likes him, there’s a part of all of us that likes that. , it’s not false vanity.
“I think Hugh does work he’s proud of and does work he thinks is good, I’m just not sure it’ll ever be this . Having an accent… acting is letting go and forgetting yourself, it’s the opposite of ego. It’s flying away and getting away from yourself and forgetting. And when you’re doing an accent, it’s virtually impossible to do that.
“It’s hard when you're in a play, doing the same lines, the same way for eight months. Hugh learns 72 new lines a day and has to put an American accent on them. It really is an actor’s nightmare. I’ve done Brian Friel plays, Martin Sherman plays, Tom Stoppard plays, and maybe five months into it you have a night where you kind of feel okay and kind of forget the accent and let go and let the scene happen. To have a strange accent in your mouth while playing a role, and then be judged for it, that’s hard stuff.
“And can I tell you, when you have dinner with Hugh Laurie … I miss that voice.”
Yeah. He called me once directly for an interview. I was expecting the publicist to put him through, but it was just that voice on the phone. I was sort of thrown for a minute.
“As we know, I’m straight, but yeah, it’s like, homina homina homina.”
Ooh, thanks for quoting that, Poeia an oldie but definitely a goodie. :-)
So, this is kind of random and weird, but someone has tinkered around with the ABOFAL version of
Hey Jude and found Hugh's actual voice in there. Even with technology, his singing is still quite lovely. Of course, this video also succeeds in making Stephen sound like some monster of the deep seas, but the effort was made. :)
