A lot of RSL interview/articles
David Shore talking about House/Wilson (and unfortunately House/Cuddy).
Worldscreen.com
WS: House has an amazing relationship with Dr. James Wilson. Is there a chemistry that sometimes happens between actors that you can’t imagine when you’re writing the scenes?
SHORE: There is chemistry and Hugh Laurie [House] and Robert Sean Leonard [Wilson] are so good together. It’s the same thing with Hugh [House] and Lisa Edelstein [Cuddy]. The two of them together-it’s so interesting it just pops off the screen. You could write anything for them and it’s going to be wrought with sexual tension by the time you shoot it.
But Robert and Hugh are fantastic. It’s one of the things I’m actually most proud of in this show. On TV there’s a bit of a dearth of exploration of male friendship and it’s really interesting-two guys who are friends and actually care about each other and aren’t just friends for the sake of trying to find a girl. They’re not just wingmen, they’re actually friends living life and trying to figure it out.
*Rest of the interview
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Cast/Crew and Interviewers about RSL (Twitter) from 2012 Wrap Party
By William Keck:
#HouseonFox EP David Shore tells me he would like to revisit Dr House #hughlaurie again in a few years but things in finale challenge that
#HouseonFox producer Garrett Lerner tells me they always wanted to amputate a patient's diseased legs, freeze them then cure and reattach
#HouseonFox star #robertseanleonard wants to do a House Christmas reunion special in 10 years with House and Cuddy dancing
amber tamblyn is coming!
#hughlaurie hates #robertseanleonard idea for #HouseonFox Christmas reunion special. Has his own reunion idea which I will reveal laterdate
http://houseoftelefilm.forumfree.it/?t=61227504
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More Twitter (from 2012)
By Bobbin Bergstrom:
RSL had a happy birthday here on set. His father spent the day with him and sus & bryan got him a huge choc cake, we sang HB, he ws Mbrsd
PS I gave him all of your wishes and he was touched !
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RSL on Hugh Laurie:
"He's every bit as complicated as House and absolutely every bit as misanthropic and miserable which makes me love him very, very much. It really makes him a joy to be around."-RSL on Hugh Laurie [Paley interview]
Entire Article: Laurie can't think ahead for House
Hugh Laurie says that while his TV show House may be an international success, he isn't too keen to speculate on its long-term future.
At a Q&A with fans of the hit US medical drama, held at the Paley Centre in Los Angeles, the actor was reluctant to consider how many more seasons the show might continue for.
"Three or four? Wow... no, I can't really think much more than 20 minutes ahead," he joked with reporters.
"I never have been able to," he added. "I'm like the goldfish swimming around the bowl who goes 'I didn't know I had this bit' every seven seconds."
The show's creator David Shore admitted there's no elaborate masterplan of what will happen to Dr House as the show progresses. "We don't have an end, we're not as brilliant as the guys at Lost," he laughed.
Hugh's co-stars, meanwhile, were full of praise for the British actor.
Actor Robert Sean Leonard - Dr James Wilson in the show - joked Hugh was "more grumpy" than his on-screen character.
"He's every bit as complicated as House and absolutely every bit as misanthropic and miserable which makes me love him very, very much. It really makes him a joy to be around."
Lisa Edelstein, who plays Dr Lisa Cuddy, added that it's easy to see why he's caught the attention of a lot of ladies around the world. "He's a sexy man, he's eight feet tall, his eyes are like ice blue, he's extremely intelligent, really talented, what's not sexy about Hugh Laurie?!" she laughed.
Source: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Laurie-t-think-ahead-House/story-12390491-detail/story.html
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Bringing 'Pygmalion' back to life
WILLIAMSTOWN -- When actor Robert Sean Leonard takes the stage as Henry Higgins in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of "Pygmalion," don't expect his portrayal of the iconic phonetics professor to resemble the celluloid performances of Leslie Howard or Rex Harrison.
It's a role Leonard readily admits he never imagined playing, and that it took some persuasion from director Nicholas Martin, who asked him to play the professor in a production at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in January, for him to even consider stepping into it for that first time.
"I was never interested in playing Higgins. I never liked the role. I just thought he was a bit natty and fussy. I love [playwright George Bernard] Shaw. I've done two Shaw plays; I just never felt the desire to do Higgins," he said during an interview at the Williams Inn on Tuesday.
While considering Martin's request, Leonard re-read the play, which served as the basis for "My Fair Lady," and found his inspiration in a single line.
"There is a line in the play where [Higgins'] mother says, ‘Oh, this is the day I have visitors. You can't stay. Every time my friends meet you, they never want to come back.' I thought, Leslie Howard? They met him and didn't want to come back? It didn't make sense to me," he said. "Of course, at that time, just saying something wrong could do that. I thought for a modern audience, that he shouldn't be natty of fussy or perfect. Even though he's interested in elocution and pronunciation, that doesn't mean his speech has to be perfect. Mostly those people aren't.
"I think he should be eating a lot. I think he should be sloppy and rude and he should be the Robert Downey Jr. -- from the 1980s-- of his generation. He should be a guy your friends meet and then don't want to come back to your house. That was the way in for me."
When Martin decided to bring the production to Williamstown's Main Stage this summer, Leonard was happy to return to the role of Higgins, which he says is an opportunity to fine tune the character. Also returning from the Old Globe Theatre performance is Paxton Whitehead in the role of Col. Pickering. Heather Lind, who appeared opposite Blythe Danner in last season's "Blue Deep," will play Eliza Doolittle.
Taking on the role of Eliza, Lind said she was very aware of the challenge of portraying a character most often associated with Audrey Hepburn in the "My Fair Lady" film adaptation.
"I think when I first took this on, I was really conscious of just using the text for a long time," she said. "Shaw writes a huge prologue and huge epilogue at the end of the play that specifically explains why he wrote it and how he wants it to be told. I took the script at face value at first. I wanted to really only use information I was getting from the text and from Shaw."
Lind added, "I had to put blinders on and not take into consideration my own interpretations or previous associations with the play. That was really the way I started it. At some point, I had to acknowledge that there is a certain energy around this character, and I couldn't back off from it and be unique. I had to play the role. What this woman does, the way she speaks, the decisions she makes are what make the role iconic. But I also found there were so many things about Eliza that I didn't know and are keeping me curious as to how to most truthfully portray her."
Source: http://www.thetranscript.com/headlines/ci_23186312/stars-align-at-williamstown-theatre-festival-this-summer
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*Interview/Article about Heather Lind with a quote from RSL.
Lind has already earned the admiration of the veterans according to Robert Sean Leonard: “Heather is amazing. There are three actors who remain in major roles (from the Old Globe production) and she was so far beyond us. From the first day because we had forgotten what we had learned. She had been working so hard that it was, well, embarrassing actually. (laughs) She’s amazing. It’s going to be fun and I wish we could do it longer.”
Source: http://berkshireonstage.com/2013/07/11/pygmalion-preview-2-heather-lind-finds-herself-in-heaven-in-williamstown/
RSL and Hugh Make the Lists (A Compilation of Lists that RSL is on)
Sorry, Johnny! People picks wrong Sexiest Man Alive (again)
7. Hugh Laurie, 50 - Funny and hot. No better combo. From “Blackadder” to “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” and his perfect American accent as “House” (although he doesn't believe it's good), Laurie is the perfect self-deprecating man. Except for…
8. Robert Sean Leonard, 40 - True story: “Dead Poets Society” was my favorite film as a teenager and I wanted to marry RSL's character, Neil Perry. I told my mom and she was so excited, as if I told her I had actually met him and we were really announcing our engagement. Many years later, I got RSL's autograph and photo after a production of “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway. I bet he couldn't wait to get away from me. I want Wilson and House to be a couple. They're already living together….
Source: Sea Coast Online
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Friday the 13th: Who Are TV's Unluckiest Characters?
3. Dr. James Wilson ('House, M.D.'). Wow, you pulled the short straw, dude. Not only did the grouchy Dr. House inadvertently kill the love of your life, but now you have to live with him! We're really sorry about that, but hey, at least you can keep an eye on him, so you know exactly how he's going to ruin your life next. And the whole situation works for us, because we really like it when you two squabble like lovebirds and keep each other up at night with your "talking to the dead" thing. Come on, you know House is helping you cope -- in his own dysfunctional, damaged way.
Source: AOL.com
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House M.D. The Best Show on TV
I love House it's the best show on T.V. Hugh Laurie plays Gregory House, a twisted medical genius that saves lives with wit, evil games and a complete lack of courtesy to anyone.
The supporting cast is truly gifted with Robert Sean Lenard, AKA James Wilson who plays House best friend, who is always trying to humanize and convince him of the value of developing real relationships which we know won't work. Omar Epps as a gifted neurologist in servitude to House which he actually enjoys. Lisa Edelstein as Cuddy the Chief of Medicine and Hospital Administrator, with a smoking bod that is always engaged in sexual tension with House.
And a team of doctors that includes, Olivia Wilde, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spenser and Peter Jacobson who House abuses and amuses on a weekly basis. Here are a few episode suggestions that I would love to see.
House on jury duty, a case in which the evidence isn't clear and in typical House fashion he comes to right verdict and convinces everyone else.
House has a patient involved in a crime and the police are trying to figure out who done it, and House cures the patient and solves the crime.
House is exposed to biological weapon and he and his team must find a cure or he will die, or end up insane.
I could go on and on, but its a great show and I hope it runs longer than 7 seasons.
Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2...n_tv.html?cat=9
Worldscreen.com
WS: House has an amazing relationship with Dr. James Wilson. Is there a chemistry that sometimes happens between actors that you can’t imagine when you’re writing the scenes?
SHORE: There is chemistry and Hugh Laurie [House] and Robert Sean Leonard [Wilson] are so good together. It’s the same thing with Hugh [House] and Lisa Edelstein [Cuddy]. The two of them together-it’s so interesting it just pops off the screen. You could write anything for them and it’s going to be wrought with sexual tension by the time you shoot it.
But Robert and Hugh are fantastic. It’s one of the things I’m actually most proud of in this show. On TV there’s a bit of a dearth of exploration of male friendship and it’s really interesting-two guys who are friends and actually care about each other and aren’t just friends for the sake of trying to find a girl. They’re not just wingmen, they’re actually friends living life and trying to figure it out.
*Rest of the interview
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Cast/Crew and Interviewers about RSL (Twitter) from 2012 Wrap Party
By William Keck:
#HouseonFox EP David Shore tells me he would like to revisit Dr House #hughlaurie again in a few years but things in finale challenge that
#HouseonFox producer Garrett Lerner tells me they always wanted to amputate a patient's diseased legs, freeze them then cure and reattach
#HouseonFox star #robertseanleonard wants to do a House Christmas reunion special in 10 years with House and Cuddy dancing
amber tamblyn is coming!
#hughlaurie hates #robertseanleonard idea for #HouseonFox Christmas reunion special. Has his own reunion idea which I will reveal laterdate
http://houseoftelefilm.forumfree.it/?t=61227504
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More Twitter (from 2012)
By Bobbin Bergstrom:
RSL had a happy birthday here on set. His father spent the day with him and sus & bryan got him a huge choc cake, we sang HB, he ws Mbrsd
PS I gave him all of your wishes and he was touched !
________________________________________________________________________________
RSL on Hugh Laurie:
"He's every bit as complicated as House and absolutely every bit as misanthropic and miserable which makes me love him very, very much. It really makes him a joy to be around."-RSL on Hugh Laurie [Paley interview]
Entire Article: Laurie can't think ahead for House
Hugh Laurie says that while his TV show House may be an international success, he isn't too keen to speculate on its long-term future.
At a Q&A with fans of the hit US medical drama, held at the Paley Centre in Los Angeles, the actor was reluctant to consider how many more seasons the show might continue for.
"Three or four? Wow... no, I can't really think much more than 20 minutes ahead," he joked with reporters.
"I never have been able to," he added. "I'm like the goldfish swimming around the bowl who goes 'I didn't know I had this bit' every seven seconds."
The show's creator David Shore admitted there's no elaborate masterplan of what will happen to Dr House as the show progresses. "We don't have an end, we're not as brilliant as the guys at Lost," he laughed.
Hugh's co-stars, meanwhile, were full of praise for the British actor.
Actor Robert Sean Leonard - Dr James Wilson in the show - joked Hugh was "more grumpy" than his on-screen character.
"He's every bit as complicated as House and absolutely every bit as misanthropic and miserable which makes me love him very, very much. It really makes him a joy to be around."
Lisa Edelstein, who plays Dr Lisa Cuddy, added that it's easy to see why he's caught the attention of a lot of ladies around the world. "He's a sexy man, he's eight feet tall, his eyes are like ice blue, he's extremely intelligent, really talented, what's not sexy about Hugh Laurie?!" she laughed.
Source: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Laurie-t-think-ahead-House/story-12390491-detail/story.html
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Bringing 'Pygmalion' back to life
WILLIAMSTOWN -- When actor Robert Sean Leonard takes the stage as Henry Higgins in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of "Pygmalion," don't expect his portrayal of the iconic phonetics professor to resemble the celluloid performances of Leslie Howard or Rex Harrison.
It's a role Leonard readily admits he never imagined playing, and that it took some persuasion from director Nicholas Martin, who asked him to play the professor in a production at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in January, for him to even consider stepping into it for that first time.
"I was never interested in playing Higgins. I never liked the role. I just thought he was a bit natty and fussy. I love [playwright George Bernard] Shaw. I've done two Shaw plays; I just never felt the desire to do Higgins," he said during an interview at the Williams Inn on Tuesday.
While considering Martin's request, Leonard re-read the play, which served as the basis for "My Fair Lady," and found his inspiration in a single line.
"There is a line in the play where [Higgins'] mother says, ‘Oh, this is the day I have visitors. You can't stay. Every time my friends meet you, they never want to come back.' I thought, Leslie Howard? They met him and didn't want to come back? It didn't make sense to me," he said. "Of course, at that time, just saying something wrong could do that. I thought for a modern audience, that he shouldn't be natty of fussy or perfect. Even though he's interested in elocution and pronunciation, that doesn't mean his speech has to be perfect. Mostly those people aren't.
"I think he should be eating a lot. I think he should be sloppy and rude and he should be the Robert Downey Jr. -- from the 1980s-- of his generation. He should be a guy your friends meet and then don't want to come back to your house. That was the way in for me."
When Martin decided to bring the production to Williamstown's Main Stage this summer, Leonard was happy to return to the role of Higgins, which he says is an opportunity to fine tune the character. Also returning from the Old Globe Theatre performance is Paxton Whitehead in the role of Col. Pickering. Heather Lind, who appeared opposite Blythe Danner in last season's "Blue Deep," will play Eliza Doolittle.
Taking on the role of Eliza, Lind said she was very aware of the challenge of portraying a character most often associated with Audrey Hepburn in the "My Fair Lady" film adaptation.
"I think when I first took this on, I was really conscious of just using the text for a long time," she said. "Shaw writes a huge prologue and huge epilogue at the end of the play that specifically explains why he wrote it and how he wants it to be told. I took the script at face value at first. I wanted to really only use information I was getting from the text and from Shaw."
Lind added, "I had to put blinders on and not take into consideration my own interpretations or previous associations with the play. That was really the way I started it. At some point, I had to acknowledge that there is a certain energy around this character, and I couldn't back off from it and be unique. I had to play the role. What this woman does, the way she speaks, the decisions she makes are what make the role iconic. But I also found there were so many things about Eliza that I didn't know and are keeping me curious as to how to most truthfully portray her."
Source: http://www.thetranscript.com/headlines/ci_23186312/stars-align-at-williamstown-theatre-festival-this-summer
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*Interview/Article about Heather Lind with a quote from RSL.
Lind has already earned the admiration of the veterans according to Robert Sean Leonard: “Heather is amazing. There are three actors who remain in major roles (from the Old Globe production) and she was so far beyond us. From the first day because we had forgotten what we had learned. She had been working so hard that it was, well, embarrassing actually. (laughs) She’s amazing. It’s going to be fun and I wish we could do it longer.”
Source: http://berkshireonstage.com/2013/07/11/pygmalion-preview-2-heather-lind-finds-herself-in-heaven-in-williamstown/
RSL and Hugh Make the Lists (A Compilation of Lists that RSL is on)
Sorry, Johnny! People picks wrong Sexiest Man Alive (again)
7. Hugh Laurie, 50 - Funny and hot. No better combo. From “Blackadder” to “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” and his perfect American accent as “House” (although he doesn't believe it's good), Laurie is the perfect self-deprecating man. Except for…
8. Robert Sean Leonard, 40 - True story: “Dead Poets Society” was my favorite film as a teenager and I wanted to marry RSL's character, Neil Perry. I told my mom and she was so excited, as if I told her I had actually met him and we were really announcing our engagement. Many years later, I got RSL's autograph and photo after a production of “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway. I bet he couldn't wait to get away from me. I want Wilson and House to be a couple. They're already living together….
Source: Sea Coast Online
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Friday the 13th: Who Are TV's Unluckiest Characters?
3. Dr. James Wilson ('House, M.D.'). Wow, you pulled the short straw, dude. Not only did the grouchy Dr. House inadvertently kill the love of your life, but now you have to live with him! We're really sorry about that, but hey, at least you can keep an eye on him, so you know exactly how he's going to ruin your life next. And the whole situation works for us, because we really like it when you two squabble like lovebirds and keep each other up at night with your "talking to the dead" thing. Come on, you know House is helping you cope -- in his own dysfunctional, damaged way.
Source: AOL.com
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House M.D. The Best Show on TV
I love House it's the best show on T.V. Hugh Laurie plays Gregory House, a twisted medical genius that saves lives with wit, evil games and a complete lack of courtesy to anyone.
The supporting cast is truly gifted with Robert Sean Lenard, AKA James Wilson who plays House best friend, who is always trying to humanize and convince him of the value of developing real relationships which we know won't work. Omar Epps as a gifted neurologist in servitude to House which he actually enjoys. Lisa Edelstein as Cuddy the Chief of Medicine and Hospital Administrator, with a smoking bod that is always engaged in sexual tension with House.
And a team of doctors that includes, Olivia Wilde, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spenser and Peter Jacobson who House abuses and amuses on a weekly basis. Here are a few episode suggestions that I would love to see.
House on jury duty, a case in which the evidence isn't clear and in typical House fashion he comes to right verdict and convinces everyone else.
House has a patient involved in a crime and the police are trying to figure out who done it, and House cures the patient and solves the crime.
House is exposed to biological weapon and he and his team must find a cure or he will die, or end up insane.
I could go on and on, but its a great show and I hope it runs longer than 7 seasons.
Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2...n_tv.html?cat=9