Virtual Birthday Party, Day 2

[wiseheart]

Dear all,

Day 1 of the party has been a great success: 170 comments on 2 pages so far. As agreed, I hereby kick off the second day, so that we won't lose everything like last year, should LJ crash our party again.

Threads of interest can still be commented on, but I ask you to start any new threads here from now on

And now: on with the party!!!

Comments

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

You speak at least three languages fluently, I wouldn't worry about whether you can understand microscopic differences in accent! Cumberbatch tended to get roles in the past based on being able to do a fairly pleasant upper-class British accent, but I've no idea what his usual accent sounds like. I'm sometimes surprised listening to commentaries/interviews to find that the upper-class accents you hear when they act are nothing like the natural voice.

I've heard Brooks speak in interviews about his father; he sounds like quite a character.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Cumberbatch said in an interview that he got type-cast a lot because he had a horse-face. ;)

He also said that when he told his mother that he got the role of Sherlock, the first thing she said was: "You don't have the right nose for that."

I'd like to see him playing Stephen Hawkign, though. If he did it well, it must have been an amazing performance.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I tend to agree with Ms Cumberbatch! But considering how little he looks like my ideal Holmes, I think he did a good job in pulling off the role.

I used to go to church with Stephen Hawking. Can't imagine Cumberbatch playing him.

[(Anonymous)]

Ummm...Stephen Hawking, the scientist? Isn't he American?
It's me, Soledad,at work and not logged in at the moment.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

No, English. He's worked in Cambridge (the original flavour) for decades, which is where I encountered him. His artificial voice has an American accent.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Really? I thought he was born that way. You always learn something new in these birthday threads.