Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hallis an American actor. In film, Hall has portrayed the lead roles of President Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's Secret Honor, Sydney in Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight, and Arthur Pratt in Duck. He is also known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Bookman, Library Cop on Seinfeld...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth10 September 1931
CountryUnited States of America
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Plays are a pretty big commitment. It takes a minimum of three months out of your life, really. And if you have family or kids, then at least during the rehearsal period for five or six weeks, you kind of say goodbye to everybody.
almost feels high life time
From the time that I was in high school, my life really revolved around live theater, so it almost feels genetic.
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'Mariah' was the first series-regular role for me, and that really came about because of 'Secret Honor.' That really was a direct result of that. Because now I had an agent and was submitted for that part, for James Malone. And... I was the casting director's first choice for James Malone.
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Pinchas Perry, the director of 'The Chicago 8,' offered me the role of the judge, and he did not know that, 35 years earlier, I'd played a judge in the theater production. So life has its own little twists and turns.
directors michael might scene
Some directors don't say much. Michael Mann, for example. I remember on 'The Insider' he never had much to say. He would do a scene, just kind of nod, and then set it up to do it again. And you might do a scene 10 or 12 times or more, the same little 31-second bit. And you could tell he wasn't satisfied, but he wouldn't say much.