Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Klineis an American film and stage actor, comedian, and singer. He has won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards, and is a 2003 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 October 1947
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
couple independent actors
I've done a couple of movies for scale, and it's the only way to get a lot of these independent movies made. The actors negotiate deals where they're given just enough money to live on during the filming, but then they participate in the back-end. If the movie suddenly makes a gazillion dollars, we'll participate in that profit.
two trying different
But you have to trust your instincts. Because you're not going to try it 20 different ways during rehearsal. You'll try it two or three different ways, maybe, but then you've got five other scenes you're shooting that day. You've got to keep going.
successful people next
People ask, 'What's the best role you've ever played?' The next one.
jobs guilt hell
I've got the Jewish guilt and the Irish shame and it's a hell of a job distinguishing which is which.
play theatre technique
Playing Shakespeare requires technique. You don't play a Bach toccata by getting in the mood.
done comedy has-beens
Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant.
creative actors feels
Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.
dog thinking levels
But, I do think, on a very simplistic level, that we can project onto dogs because they are so innocent. They don't come with a lot of baggage.
fun character people
Some of my favorite characters that I've played have been very pompous because I love making fun of pompous people.
educational class indictment
I never went to class. That the university graduated me at all is an indictment of our educational system.
real believe character
When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters.
determined life-is solitary
The worth of a life is not determined by a single failure or a solitary success.
ambition significance contribution
Ambition without contribution is of no significance.
character play singing
I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier.