We have the freedom to either play a tempo or not to play a tempo; to play a note or not to play a note; or to play what some people would say is a sound.
Having an opportunity to play different characters, and work in different mediums, that's what's fun. The worst question you could be asked is, "What do you like better, film, television or theater?"
What I've learned is sometimes it's good not to have all the same actions and have all the same takes. The variety you provide gives the director later on in post-production the ability to construct a more interesting performance as he puts the movie together.
There's a wide spectrum of possibilities in how to deliver a song.
It's good having a lot of different songs to choose from to do the show. It means you don't get bored of doing it in one particular genre.
Every actor craves choice.
That's one of my problems is that there are so many songs to sing that I sort of get indecisive about what I want to do in a show - because there are so many possibilities! There are so many great songs out there.
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
