Interview Time!

[thehefner]

I have been interviewed by the great bagelofdeath. Let's see what she has to ask:


1) What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?

I think it'd have to be the road trip (but if I survive my summer tour this year, that'll be to new winner). Someday, I'm gonna continue my road trip photo posts, and even throw in a video or two. Right now, I still need some time to decompress.

Someday, I hope to answer that question with "getting my Harvey Dent novel published by DC Comics."



2) What is the strangest food you really and truly enjoy?

Peanut butter and Miracle Whip sandwiches. Don't judge me until you've tried it. Which you never will, and will judge me anyway. It's a family tradition, started by my grandmother (not surprising from the woman who'd eat a bucket of sweetened Crisco), carried on by Mom. I don't know what to tell you people, but it works. Although these days, I don't do the full sandwich thing anymore, instead making PB&MW mini-sandwiches with saltines for a quick snack.

Really, maybe I should have just said "pineapple and sausage pizza," but that would have been boring.



3) If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Do you think you have a good chance of doing this job one day?

A solo performer. By which I mean, a relatively-famous and prestigious solo performer with enough income to live comfortably (and also afford things like marketing, an agent, etc). I think I do have a good chance of attaining that some day, but I do worry that I'm not doing everything I could to get there. But so far, I've never felt anything quite so fulfilling as writing and performing my own work, and I want to keep doing it as long as possible. Or at least, unless the 2009 tour breaks my spirit entirely.

Ideally, I'd want John C. Reilly's life, where I could do my own thing, plus act on stage, in arthouse movies and frat comedies, and even show up in sketch comedy and animation.



4) Cast your ultimate Batman movie, knowing you cannot cast the same people in the same roles they've already played. So Liam Neeson COULD NOT be in your movie as Ra's Al Ghul, but could be Rachel Dawes. And your ideal Batman movie can be your novel IF--and only if--it includes all the villains. Basically I'm asking you to cast everybody in Batman. But in a roundabout way. SO DO IT.

Harvey Dent: Hugh Jackman
Gilda Lamont-Dent: Rachel Weisz
Bruce Wayne/Batman: Daniel Day-Lewis (with some of that Benjamin Button youthifizing CGI)
Lieutenant/Captain/Commissioner James Gordon: Josh Brolin
Christopher “Double-Down” Dent: Harry Dean Stanton
Vincent “The Boss” Moroni: Ray Liotta
Carmine “The Roman” Falcone: Robert De Niro
Carl Grissom: Al Pacino
Rupert Thorne: Paul Sorvino
Adrian Fields: Leland Orser
Dr. Rudolph Klemper: Sir Derek Jacobi
Dr. Hugo Strange: Sir Ben Kingsley
Jack Ryder: Stephen Colbert
Alfred Pennyworth: Hugh Laurie
Mayor Hamilton Hill: Scott Wilson
Detective Harvey Bullock: Brendan Gleeson
Detective Renee Montoya: Michelle Rodriguez
Willis Todd: Jason Lee
Butch Montrose: Ethan Suplee
Micky “Mad Dog” Pike: Nicky Katt
The Joker: Brad Dourif (with makeup and BB-CGI)
Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin: Kelsey Grammer (with the help of John Rhys-Davies' people from LORD OF THE RINGS)
Edward Nigma/The Riddler: Matt Frewer (BB-CGI)
Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow: Jeremy Davies
Selina Kyle/Catwoman: Rosario Dawson
Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn: Isla Fisher
Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy: Cate Blanchett
Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze: Clive Owen
Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter: David Tennant
Waylon Jones/Killer Croc: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Ra’s al Ghul: Naveen Andrews

My apologies if I've horrified you by miscasting your favorite character. I don't entirely stand by all of these, so if you have any suggestions, let me know.



5) What item do you covet more than anything right now?

Honestly, this sounds strange, but for right now... I think I'm gonna have to go with that Gilda Dent drawing.

Comments

[bitemetechie.livejournal.com]

Rosario Dawson as Catwoman? You, dear boy, are full of madness.

But, since I just rolled out of bed and can't think of any better choices that don't involve bending the space time continuum to my will so I can snatch actors from other eras, eh, I'll let it slide. In fact, most of the casting choices that I have in my head rely on yanking people circa nineteen-eighty-something...except for Ron Perlman as Killer Croc. Because really...Ron Perlman as Killer Croc. Have you seen City of Lost Children? -flail-

(What that has to do with him playing Croc, I don't know, but dude...SEE. IT. NOW.)

And you will survive the summer tour with your spirits intact. We'll see to it. Really, can you stay mopey with us around to bicker for your amusement? Can you?

Now, I have to go stagger around and continue unpacking. If I'm conscious enough for it tonight, I'll dive back into the novel. I could really use that to help unwind right about now :)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I'm open to other suggestions, but Dawson has so far been met with approval by others!

I actually would have cast Perlman, but didn't he already voice Croc for the Animated Series? I mean, the final season with the shitty revisions and the boring green non-idiotic Croc? That would go against the rules as established by Miz Bagel.

And indeed I have seen CoLC! I remember thinking it was a gorgeous visual marvel, but the story didn't wow me at the time. I think I preferred DELICATESSEN.

Whee! Oh, hey, your last thoughts on the book have inspired me to plot a serious reconfiguration of the chapter you're working on. For one thing, Grissom's being cut entirely, methinks, and I want that chapter's tense goal to initially be "How will Two-Face take down Thorne?" and start from there. It's hard to describe, but just bear with the version you have for now, and know that I've got a stronger take on the way!

Same for Fields' entire subplot and the "Untouchables" section, I've plotted out much stronger arcs for them both. Once the Monologues have calmed down for a bit, I'll get to work on 'em.

[darkestnova.livejournal.com]

Croc is dumb! The boy is on my side!