Dana ([info]dana___) wrote,
@ 2005-01-15 21:21:00
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Spader and Shatner = Happiness

James Spader on David Letterman, 1994

On hating going to the Stargate premiere
Spader: "You walk outta the car and immediately there are bright flashing lights and you reach for your anti-seizure medicine. I get that 'deer caught in the headlines' thing. If they ever needed to shoot immigrants landing at Ellis Island, my wife and I would be the perfect candidates for that."

Letterman: "You know what that means? You're like me - you were poorly socialized. I myself was raised by poodles."



Reliving the flashing lights of the red carpet premiere - or is it Jazz Hands

I got some great Spader and Shatner stuff from the wonderful Susan from TN on DVD today for the JamesSpader.org and Boston-Legal.org websites. I can't believe it - she's so generous. She collects all these old rare things. It'll take me forever to get them up, but I saw how charming Spader was on 1994 Letterman and 1996 Leno. William "Denny Crane" Shatner, on four talk shows, is so funny and charming - and seeing them all in a row, Shatner does this amazing thing: he starts interviewing the host. Each time he would say something along the lines of "...I'm fascinated how you got involved in doing ____...." and get the host to talk about something from their own lives. What a class act!

Jerry Lewis (1984) - "I'm fascinated to know how you prepare to be a director."
The Late Late Show with Michael Ian Black (2004) "Tell me how you got involved with sketch comedy."
Tony Danza (2004) - "You're such a great singer - and a boxer, too! How do you slip a punch, Tony?"




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[info]_redcorvette
2005-01-16 09:00 am UTC (link)
*wets self* JAZZ HANDS!

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[info]dana___
2005-01-16 10:32 am UTC (link)
I knew you'd get a kick out of this. I'm sure you're imagining all that jazz those hands could do.

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[info]_redcorvette
2005-01-16 10:41 am UTC (link)
lol those photos aren't doing anything for me.. but yes. I got a kick.

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[info]dana___
2005-01-16 10:54 am UTC (link)
As you've pointed out before, the tragedy of being a celebrity in the age of digital media is someone's going to come along and capture you at your worst possible moment. But he is adorable in the rest of the interview - and Leno's 1996 one.

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[info]_redcorvette
2005-01-16 11:44 am UTC (link)
Haha he's adorable even with an O face.

I'm now officially turned off to Susan Sarandon forever though. The hair pits + the ugliest sex noises ever!

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[info]dana___
2005-01-16 12:42 pm UTC (link)
I'd have to agree. I didn't get the White Palace attraction. But I like Sarandon's politics. Along those lines, she was [briefly] in The Last Party, which I watched tonight. What an amazing documentary on the 2000 election.

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[info]claudiasharon
2005-06-14 08:26 pm UTC (link)
I wanna see!

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[info]dana___
2005-06-15 08:17 am UTC (link)
Here you go!


The Late Show with David Letterman
(7:46)
wm stream; 340 bitrate / no downloads
Spader discusses his Tums, his job as an infomercial operator and "Stargate".

read the full transcript >>

Thanks to Susan aka Nigelsmum for providing this rare interview, doing the transcription and images - and for noting:
Number of times Jimmy went for the water: One
Number of similarities established between Jimmy and Dave: One
Number of times Jimmy went BOOM! One

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[info]claudiasharon
2005-06-15 04:09 pm UTC (link)
*loves you* Thank you thank you thank you!

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[info]dana___
2005-06-15 10:36 pm UTC (link)
*enjoying the love vibes* You're welcome you're welcome - but it's really The Spader you should direct that love to.

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[info]claudiasharon
2005-06-15 11:47 pm UTC (link)
Yes...true...but you're the one sharing The Spader...

*thinks that over*

*imagines him stuck in an obsessed fan's closet tied up*

*sniggers*

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