Well, sort of. He was on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" this afternoon, and since my previous attempts to e-mail a quetion to the live broadcast have always failed, I decided to pursue a different tactic--I sent the e-mail before the show actually started so I'd be among the first they received. Well, it worked. The host asked Sam Waterston my question and he really gave such a nice, nice answer.
If you don't know who he is, Sam Waterston plays the lead prosecutor on the tv show "Law & Order" (original version). While I love his character on the show, I first knew him from the film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" and from my favorite role of his, Forrest Bedford on the 90s tv drama, "I'll Fly Away." My question asked him how he felt that show ("I'll Fly Away") changed tv and changed his perspective in general. He responded that that role to this day has impacted him and connected him to viewers more than any film or stage role he's ever portrayed. He said he loved the show because it was a good family show and really raised some pertinent issues. He also said that it allowed him to stop being snobbish about being on TV and to realize the power of that media outlet.
So, this post is really for my Mum because I used to watch "I'll Fly Away" with her and I thought she'd appreciate knowing that I got a chance to communicate with one of the great actors in Hollywood today.
If you're at all interested in hearing Sam talk to "me", you can follow this link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/calendar/index.php?prgId=5
On the calendar, click on "9", then click on the link to the Sam Waterston interview. You'll only have to go about 11 minutes into the interview.
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