{"id":18852,"date":"2023-02-21T11:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=18852"},"modified":"2023-02-21T12:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T12:00:48","slug":"kathryn-leigh-scott-the-dark-shadows-stories-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2023\/02\/21\/kathryn-leigh-scott-the-dark-shadows-stories-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathryn Leigh Scott &#8211; The Dark Shadows\u00a0Stories And Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. How did you get into the film world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My introduction to feature film came about through Dark Shadows, the TV series, which was so popular that it became the basis for two movies. I starred with Jonathan Frid (Barnabas) in House of Dark Shadows in 1991, which was a critical and box office success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. What was your favourite film or TV role, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved playing Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres on Dark Shadows, but my favorite role is Sally Decker in \u201cPolice Squad\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Police Squad! (In Colour) - Name Confusion\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/het1kl-A8qw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Do you think that your role on Dark Shadows affected the other roles that you were offered, and if so, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m lucky in that after Dark Shadows I was offered a variety of very different roles. I think that\u2019s because I left New York and moved to Paris, then London for many years to work. It\u2019s possible that my career would have been \u201cshadowed\u201d had I moved to Los Angeles, where my work on Dark Shadows was well known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Do you find any similarities between yourself and your role on Dark Shadows?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You always incorporate some version of yourself into the roles you play. In the beginning, Maggie Evans was a wise-cracking gal from the \u201cwrong side of the tracks\u201d but during the time I played her the sharp edges and chip on her shoulder wore off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. What are your memories of playing Mamie Eisenhower in the film The Eleventh Green?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actors do a lot of research when playing a real-life character, such as I did with Mamie Eisenhower and my roles in \u201cMurrow\u201d and \u201cThe Last Days of Patton.\u201d Mamie, I discovered, was maligned and misunderstood, and very much over-shadowed by Jacqueline Kennedy, who succeeded her as First Lady. Mamie was an elegant, well-educated, former debutante, who loved fashion and entertaining, and brought her exquisite charm and hostess skills to the White House well before Mrs. Kennedy. As the wife of a soldier living on army bases, she knew how to make a house a home. I loved the role!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. Why did you decide to launch Pomegranate Press in 1985, and how satisfied are you now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love making books, and enjoy every step of the process. I started Pomegranate Press nearly 40 years ago because publishing intrigued me and I felt I had the ability and business sense to do it. I\u2019ve learned such a lot, and I\u2019ve had to embrace new technology as the world becomes ever more digitized. It\u2019s a challenge I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. Why did you decide to release a new edition of Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime has been out of print for decades. I wanted to reissue the book as a tribute to the artistic collaboration of Time\/Life photographer Ben Martin and the legendary mime, Marcel Marceau. It\u2019s also a way of introducing the work of the great mime to new generations not familiar with the centuries-old tradition of pantomime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. What was the element that attracted you to the art of Marcel Marceau?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a drama student, I studied mime with Paul Curtis, the founder of the American Mime Theatre. When I met Marceau, I had considerable appreciation of the art form and was drawn to him personally. Marcel was charming and an immensely gifted artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Le Mime Marceau\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XEsfpRrfXf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9. What are your next plans about publishing new books and playing new roles on TV and in the movies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have several writing projects in the works, and I\u2019m always thrilled to be offered an acting role. I take whatever comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10. How does an actress find a balanced life after playing a demanding, extreme role on TV or in the movies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, there\u2019s balance in my twin careers of writing and acting. Writing is solitary and entirely original; acting is communal and interpretive. 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