Laura Linney on her Showtime series 'The Big C'

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    1. JohnGelles  07/07/2011 11:12 PM Report

      Acting is not the oldest profession. But it may be the most difficult to enter for persons who want to BE an actor but were not BORN to be an actor.

      I personally always wanted to be a Hollywood star. But, as far as I know, I have no talent for acting at all. I played the second lead in a school play when I was about 11. But I never saw myself act. From the reaction of my friends I guessed I had no natural talent at all of the type that Laura Linney suggested (I think) is required to become appealing to an audience.

      A song and dance man, as good as Fred Astaire, would have suited me fine. Or an Alan Ladd, as in Shane, would have been great. But I was not born to be an actor or even a celebrity. I'm not complaining -- I was always a fan of those who achieved success in the arts and sciences.

      What of the Charlie Rose Show? Does it feature too much celebrity and too little of true greatness of mind or character? Maybe? It certainly has not yet risen to the heights of wisdom on the topics of work, money, national development and responsibility, international trade, supply and demand, profit, wages, taxes, peace and war. Who's fault is that?

      Well it can only be Charlie Rose's. He needs a combination of dead wise men who may not be available -- including Stuart Chase, Buckminster Fuller, John Kenneth Galbraith-- and such living inventors as Dean K amen and Ray Kurzweil and Nathan Myhrvold (whom CR did introduce us to on more than one occasion).

      So, Charlie Rose, bring back Nathan Myhrvold and allow him and other engineers and inventors design with Mathew Forstater and Randal Wray a money system to pay our way to a new industrial revolution here and abroad that will supply all need and demand all needed supply, including the "what we do" ingredient in life that makes us whole a sane in in a struggle inherited from the animal kingdom that we can make more interesting than eating meat.

    2. SkyLarkJ  07/07/2011 09:44 PM Report

      I loved this interview. Laura Linney said so many brilliant and honest things about acting, about life, about herself. Having just graduated from college what she said about her years at Julliard were very wise and good for me to hear.

      Particularly what she said abou choices made about character, "To be too knowing is a downfall." Such a clever delightful lady. I hope her new show knocks it out of the park!

    3. doodah  07/07/2011 12:34 PM Report

      The Most Interesting Females are on Charlie Rose.

      Thanks again, Chuck.