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<blockquote data-quote="Sarah" data-source="post: 249916" data-attributes="member: 6">Thanks [USER=33]@Angela Christmas[/USER] !1. What has been your favourite role that you have played either on stage or screen?&nbsp;&nbsp; My favorite role has been the role of Lorraine on stage at The Lyric Theatre in a play called &#039;Marching On&#039;. I was the daughter of a family living through the Troubles (who falls in love with my good friend Ian Beattie, the most handsome man in the universe apart from Larry Hagman.) My favourite screen role would be as Mary in Eureka Street or the Seamstress in The Frankenstein Chronicles. &nbsp;2. If you could play any role on stage or screen which one would you choose? I would cut off a limb to play Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs. Love that movie and love that character.&nbsp; I&#039;m too old now, but Princess Leia is another one - I like meaty roles where women get to use guns and fight the bad guys! On stage, it would be Lady Macbeth or in a musical, Velma Kelly. I also have a fantasy about running about in The Lion King as a big cat and think it would be something else to be Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar.&nbsp;3. Which actor or actress would you most like to work with and why (excluding anyone who worked on Dallas)?&nbsp; Other than the obvious, Linda,&nbsp; (and let&#039;s face it I would probably not be able to speak anyway!),&nbsp; I, as probably most actors would, love to work with Robert De Niro or Dustin Hoffman in film. I appreciate &#039;real&#039; actors and have a huge issue with the label being put on to reality stars, as most actors will.&nbsp; These are all fantasies for now, but I am a huge fan of Tim Curry and closer to home, John Nettles probably has the best English voice I&#039;ve ever heard. I would have loved to have worked on Midsomer Murders with him. I love gritty dramas with actors like Ken Stott and Dominic West. I&#039;m always going to be excited if there is an audition for dramas like &#039;Appropriate Adult&#039; or &#039;Messiah&#039;.&nbsp; Anyway, to answer your actual question, if I had to choose it would be John Nettles. I&#039;d also have loved to have worked with Beatrice Arthur, who is a complete icon to me. That&#039;s a &#039;real actress&#039;.&nbsp; There&#039;s something hugely delicious and slightly intimidating about those who have come to tv through a huge career in theatre. There&#039;s a line of respect there you must adhere to, even if it isn&#039;t spoken.Thanks so much [USER=33]@Angela Christmas[/USER] !</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sarah, post: 249916, member: 6"] Thanks [USER=33]@Angela Christmas[/USER] ! 1. What has been your favourite role that you have played either on stage or screen? [B][I]My favorite role has been the role of Lorraine on stage at The Lyric Theatre in a play called 'Marching On'. I was the daughter of a family living through the Troubles (who falls in love with my good friend Ian Beattie, the most handsome man in the universe apart from Larry Hagman.) My favourite screen role would be as Mary in Eureka Street or the Seamstress in The Frankenstein Chronicles. [/I][/B] 2. If you could play any role on stage or screen which one would you choose? [I][B] I would cut off a limb to play Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs. Love that movie and love that character. I'm too old now, but Princess Leia is another one - I like meaty roles where women get to use guns and fight the bad guys! On stage, it would be Lady Macbeth or in a musical, Velma Kelly. I also have a fantasy about running about in The Lion King as a big cat and think it would be something else to be Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar. [/B][/I] 3. Which actor or actress would you most like to work with and why (excluding anyone who worked on Dallas)? [B][I]Other than the obvious, Linda, (and let's face it I would probably not be able to speak anyway!), I, as probably most actors would, love to work with Robert De Niro or Dustin Hoffman in film. I appreciate 'real' actors and have a huge issue with the label being put on to reality stars, as most actors will. These are all fantasies for now, but I am a huge fan of Tim Curry and closer to home, John Nettles probably has the best English voice I've ever heard. I would have loved to have worked on Midsomer Murders with him. I love gritty dramas with actors like Ken Stott and Dominic West. I'm always going to be excited if there is an audition for dramas like 'Appropriate Adult' or 'Messiah'. [/I][/B] [I][B]Anyway, to answer your actual question, if I had to choose it would be John Nettles. I'd also have loved to have worked with Beatrice Arthur, who is a complete icon to me. That's a 'real actress'. There's something hugely delicious and slightly intimidating about those who have come to tv through a huge career in theatre. There's a line of respect there you must adhere to, even if it isn't spoken.[/B][/I] Thanks so much [USER=33]@Angela Christmas[/USER] ! [/QUOTE]

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