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10 Questions with 10 Actors by Barbara Janice Kielhofern
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Actor (and Director) #2: Chris Klinger
n1. What made you realize you wanted be an actor?nnAs far as actually having the desire to act, I think it was when I found out that the people I was watching on TV were real people just like me, so it was possible to have the same adventures they were having. My mother was the one who pushed me to take the risk and go to school for it, though. If she hadn’t come downstairs to breakfast one morning and told me she had a dream that I was supposed to follow my dream and become an actor, I would have become an english teacher.nn2. What makes someone a New Yorker? nnBeing impatient about all modes of transportation, walking with your head down, and the speed with which we talk.nn3. If you weren’t an actor what would be your ideal occupation?nnI feel like I have three occupations at the moment: actor, director, and teacher, so I’ll choose one that’s not one of those. My other ideal occupation would be a logistics coordinator for the CIA. I have a creative mind that gets around obstacles quickly in order to get to solutions, so I would create resourceful tactics to aid service operatives on covert missions.nn4. Who (or what) is your mortal enemy?nnMy alarm clock. A true nemesis: I cannot stand life with it, nor without.nn5. Movies or theatre?nnTheatre for me. Movies are incredible, but there is something scary and magical about theatre. The collective energy that passes through the house when a moment moves everyone at the same time is exhilarating to me.nn6. Who’s your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? nnMy wife, Lacy.nn7. What’s your favorite vice? nnMy wife also works here, but i’ll say gluttony – late night snacking in particular. Chinese food is utterly irresistible.nn8. What do you hate most about living in New York? nnI’m going to sound so neurotic, but it’s when I have to take a subway south in order to catch a different train to go north. Something about that irks me so deeply.nn9. If age, type, or gender were no issue what would your dream role be?nnThe biopic of Bjork. She is beyond fascinating.nn10. If you could give one piece of advice to yourself at the age of 12, what would it be?nnYAHOO, GOOGLE, MICROSOFT. INVEST NOW.n
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You can catch Chris’ directing in Apothecary Theatre’s latest production How I Learned To Become A Superhero, playing April 4 – April 27 at T. Schreiber Studio’s Gloria Maddox Theatre.
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For more information go to www.apothecarytheatrecompany.org
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