Posted 22 March 2007 - 03:10 PM
My favourites tend more towards people who I find give the most surprising performances, or who have come the furthest since I first saw them, than those who are the best. I have quite a few favourites, actually, and I won't list them all because in many cases they're not the best although they do have a huge amount of potential. (Annoyingly, many of those I like somewhat self-centredly believe that they're my one and only favourite.)
But I will name one person who has delivered outstanding performances time and time again, and that's Julie Atherton. At Avenue Q a few weeks ago I was sitting in front of an actor who, at the start of the interval, turned to a companion and said "She is —ing amazing. I wish I could do that." Sums it up perfectly.
In my opinion anyone interested in improving himself should not rule out becoming pure energy.
(Jack Handey)