I think of it as The Fool's Journey. I've been asked who the "fool" is. It's me, but in the classical sense of the court jester. Only the fool was allowed to tell the king of his follies. All cartoons are available as prints or originals, framed or unframed, through my website or e-mail. For mugs, t-shirts, and other products visit my gift shop at www.zazzle.com/jcrowtherart* (be sure to include the *).
posted by John M Crowther @ 11:16 AM
I think of it as The Fool's Journey. I've been asked who the "fool" is. It's me, but in the classical sense of the court jester. Only the fool was allowed to tell the king of his follies. All cartoons are available as prints or originals, framed or unframed, through my website or e-mail. For mugs, t-shirts, and other products visit my gift shop at www.zazzle.com/jcrowtherart* (be sure to include the *).
Artist, writer, filmmaker, actor. Wrote "The Evil That Men Do" starring Charles Bronson. "Missing in Action" starring Chuck Norris. Performed one-man play "Einstein" off-Broadway and in Europe. Tours US with "Meet Mr. Wright," his one-man play about Frank Lloyd Wright. Art exhibitions in Italy and U.S. His work as a cartoonist has been seen in MAD magazine. Illustrated the children's books "How the Waif Bunny Saved the Boy" and "The Man In the Red Bandana" about his nephew Welles Crowther, a hero of 9/11, written by his niece, Honor Crowther Fagin, Welles's sister. Author of novel "Firebase," published in UK by Constable and US by St. Martins Press. For many years an avid student and reader of Tarot. Performs weddings as a Los Angeles County Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriage.
4 Comments:
Love this cartoon... it speaks the god honest truth. There are only a very few who can truly step outside themselves.
As for actors... Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett can always pull it off. Others... like Hugh Grant Tom Hanks and Adam Sandler play themselves over and over again (no less successfully) but Tom Cruise is always just... well... Tom Cruise. I think it must be just a matter of getting over yourself. LOL
Thanks. Jean. Your comments about actors reminded me of the time I worked in a film with Henry Fonda. He always seemed to be playing himself, yet all he needed to do was step onto the set and he became magically transformed into the character, seemingly without having to do anything at all.
How great to have worked with Henry Fonda. John... you really must write all this down and publish it!
I have absolutely no experience of film except as a member of the viewing audience... but I reckon the really great actors are the ones who are able to disappear into the part in the first 2 minutes without the audience ever knowing they are gone. I am guessing it has something to do with delivering a believable performance.
You're absolutely right, Jean. I always say an actor is like a magician. When the latter makes the coin disappear. you know it hasn't literally disappeared but you marvel at how he did it. Likewise with acting. You know the actor isn't really the character, but when he's good you're willing to "buy into" the illusion.
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