I try to stay out of the spotlight as much as humanly possible, because I think that when actors, whether or not they've chosen it or it has been thrust upon them, are living very public lives, it affects your ability to get lost in their performances.
I grew up 60 minutes way from Richmond, in Charlottesville, Virginia and, as a child, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I used to do re-enactments and all that stuff.
Ivan Allen, Politician (1911) |
Alan Bean, Astronaut (1932) |
Wolcott Gibbs, Writer (1902) |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Judge (1933) |
Renny Harlin, Director (1959) |
Harold L. Ickes, Politician (1874) |
Andrew Jackson, President (1767) |
Arthur Adamov, Playwright (1970) |
Harry Callahan, Photographer (1999) |
Rachel Field, Novelist (1942) |