Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang
Stephen Langis an American actor and playwright. He started in Broadway theatre, but is more widely known for his film roles in Gods and Generalsand Avatar. From 2004 to 2006, he was a co-artistic director of the Actors Studio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 July 1952
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
proud imagine exciting
I can't imagine a more profoundly exciting experience than I had working on 'Avatar.' And whether I'm ever part of it again, I'll always be very proud that I was a part of it.
unique emotional giving
I love scenes that are just emotional give and take. By the same token, action sequences are great to do. They have their own unique demands and requirements. So I take it as it comes, and hopefully you can get a good balance of all of that stuff.
reading play want
I'm always reading plays, and when I find something that I really want to do, then I'll make the time to do it.
men my-favorite he-man
My favorite show from the '60s was 'Combat.' And maybe 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'
years training weight
I've been into weight training for many, many years and you add to that a good dose of cardio, don't overindulge, and you can do all right.
calling
When Steven Spielberg comes calling, it behooves you to seriously consider it.
basketball yoga games
As you get older, stuff starts to wear down. I can't play four basketball games a week anymore. It takes me three days to recover from one. I'm a little older, a little scrappier. So now I do yoga instead. And whatever else happens in the day, I'm set up in the best way possible. I feel great. I'm so flexible.
myopic stories television
With correction, and given the chance, 'Terra Nova' can and will deliver seasons of transcendent images and story-telling. Failing to renew 'Terra Nova' is shortsighted, as myopic as it would have been to scrap the Hubble. 'Terra Nova' is the Hubble Telescope of television.
internet
When you want to learn about something, what is the first thing you do... you go to the internet.
real skills imagination
In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren't the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your director and the other actors. In those close quarters, your imagination and your skills are what you turn to.
careers changed changed-my-life
I wouldn't say 'Avatar' changed my life, but it definitely changed my career.
art imagination acting
On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio.
thinking
I don't think there is a role that I did twenty years ago that I couldn't do better now.
lonely thinking roots
My Hamlet was about as alienated as you can get. Mine was a bitter and lonely prince. Valid, I think, but maybe tough to root for. I think that romance was missing.