Re: 13 The Silence of the Lambs
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:02 am
Ted Tally interview in Rolling Stone
It's pretty great, with quite a bit of new info that I don't recall being covered in Criterion's commentary (including his experience with Gene Hackman before he dropped out). This bit might've been, but it's worth repeating here:
With Hopkins, how did you feel when you actually heard him saying Hannibal’s words?
It was thrilling. It’s funny, I asked him one time how he came up with his voice, and he had some bizarre answer that makes sense to him. He said, “Well, I thought it was a cross between Katharine Hepburn and the computer Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey.” I mean, actors … What’re you gonna say?
It's pretty great, with quite a bit of new info that I don't recall being covered in Criterion's commentary (including his experience with Gene Hackman before he dropped out). This bit might've been, but it's worth repeating here:
With Hopkins, how did you feel when you actually heard him saying Hannibal’s words?
It was thrilling. It’s funny, I asked him one time how he came up with his voice, and he had some bizarre answer that makes sense to him. He said, “Well, I thought it was a cross between Katharine Hepburn and the computer Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey.” I mean, actors … What’re you gonna say?