The article explores the dynamic between serious and silly through the lens of performance. The speaker argues that honesty is key in performance, highlighting that both comedy and drama stem from truth. They introduce their character, Mister Romantic, born from a love of musical theater and a desire to foster empathy and connection amid a divisive world. The importance of musical inspirations like Harry Nilsson and Nat King Cole is also noted, emphasizing the beauty of sharing love through song.
If you're watching someone play a bad guy and there's nothing about the performance that makes you feel for the person or understand them in a deeper way, that's a fail to me.
The whole mission is to create empathy and connection and to explore ideas of love.
I wanted to sing all those songs, but I was also looking at the world and I thought: man, things are getting pretty unkind and divisive out there.
I love performing like that. I wanted to sing all those songs, but I was also looking at the world and I thought: man, things are getting pretty unkind and divisive out there.
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