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The Yogurt Store 32 • SIGNAL Monday, AprilS, 1978 No One Recognizes Actor Continued from page 25 close personal friend of Diane stretched out on a couch own personality is not yet Keaton and Woody Allen, someplace." developed to the point where- "The most brillant, effective, But, when he starts to talk ZAP!!!-instant image identi- productive, successful man I about Shakespeare, his fication!" know," a relationship Eugene O'Neill tendencies Tony Roberts wants to play immortalized in Annie Hall. take command. Poetic words Shakespeare's Henry V, "Much of the interchange seem to flow effortlessly from his lips and often, one finds George in Edward Albee's between file and Woody (in Who's Afraid of Virginia himself too totally enthralled Annie Hall) really rings true- to take notes. Wolfe and Biff in Arthur the nature of our friendship, Miller's Death of a Salesman the affection, the loyalty, the "S-hakespeare's work has but what he's playing is insult humor ...the same with such a constant sense of Woody Allen's best friend in Diane Keaton. All the logical truth which reveals an Play it Again, Sam and Annie emotional stuff is based on the infinity of possibilities, Hall. truth but, when you get down hundreds of interpretations "I never aspired to play to specific details, things have for every line, every word! As comedy roles. But, in a sense, been changed. an actor, you're challenged to comedy was decided for me. find a truth every minute Just by accident the first "The big difference is that I which reveals as much to your album I was ever cast for were hate California," Tony audience as Shakespeare comedy. When you're out of Robert's film character tries to reveals to you. work and starving and sell Woody Allen on "the "The only reason you ever somebody offers you a part, coast," but the real-life stop using your imagination, you don't say 'I won't do it Roberts would call Hollywood stop using your ingenuity, because it isn't high drama,'- anything but paradise. Alliance star Tony Roberta. stop using the full extent of you take that part! And, before "Working in California your talents, is because ofyour you know it, everyone has means working in television- own laziness. Shakespeare categorized you and ,you have the least rewarding, least will bear all the humanity, all The finest apartment living to work hard to convince fulfilling media for an actor. the Wit, all the emotions you anyone-even your own "Television is like the can bring to it. available within the city agent-that you can handle a automobile industry-a hugh "A great performance of serious role." bureaucracy run in big glass is yours at Monroe Manor. Shakespeare staggers every- But, comedy has been good towers with hundreds of thing-EVERYTHING!-in TIfE adultapartment ~ to Tony Roberts. Comedy won faceless people pounding truth, in relevance, what it community designed for ~ him two Tony nominations for pointlessly at their typewrit- says about being alive, what it profes~ional people who ~ONR..OEi ~ANOR.. Broadway's How Now Dow ers," explained the actor, who appreciate the benefits of ~ reveals about the human Jones and Play It Again, confessed to feeling "very mid-town living. Natural forest, soul-be it comedy or Sam. He's made three films, lucky" that his television swimming pool, modem tragedy," Roberts exclaims. two comedies and a drama, series, "Rossetti and Ryan" appliances and privacy. Located 1445 Monroe Drive His soft brown eyes opened which he would call "clas- was cancelled after only six on MARTA busline, just 5 875-5622 wide with excitement. minutes from downtown. after hours 875-4112 sics"-Play It Again, Sam, episodes. Annie Hall and Serpico.He's a "But, unless it's every bit as No matter what the subject exciting as "Gunsmoke," being discussed, Roberts Shakespeare simply shouldn't always manages to interject a be performed. For heaven's few words about the wonders sake, Shakespeare wasn't of Woody Allen. "Everybody's written to be performed in ~~~~ favorite little guy. Woody some fancy opera house with a embodies everyone's com- lot of rich people sitting '\ /%J tfij) plexes, neuroses, conflicts, around, looking bored and '\ ~_. e fears ...like Chaplin-the little pretending to be intellectual. guy versus the whole big bad Shakespeare was performed in world...a hero of incompet- just a step above a bar room. \ ancy. Everybody likes to see People were standing around, I \ "We Got It Bot Too." Woody Allen admit 'I just drinking, one big mob. Under can't get things right!. those conditions, it had to be • Try our delicious homemade Vegtable Soup ora Because when we're being dramatic; it had to be big and l i· ~ hot open-face Cheese Sandwich. Either one really honest to ourselves, we exciting or the mob would tll ,. ~ guaranteed towarm your body! all know we can't get things have booed the poor actor off' l right either. And, it's good to the stage!" know we're not just floating around out there all alone!" 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