Michael's Answers to Our Questions

OMG I haven't been online just a couple of days and when I come back I find THIS!!!!

Awww it was so kind of him to answer the questions

Wow I didn't even remember I actually put a question for him LOL
But the answer is so cool:

CELADON - mmmm sounds great (new word to learn for me haha I was like --



found it too on wikipedia - lovely!

aww bless him for taking the time to answer so many questions,it's such a nice thing to do. Michael your the greatest !!

A HUGE thanks to Edith.

Edith is the wind beneath my wings. For real.

I knew the danger trophy could come in handy!!! That's brilliant, Snivellusfriend.

Wow, this is so cool ... and fascinating to read his answers. I'm horrified to think of him being mugged (and obviously cut!). It's bad enough seeing him clobbered every episode of the show. At the same time, I'm originally from NYC myself, and I don't think I have one relative who hasn't been the victim of a crime (cousin was mugged, another got punched in the face and had his nose broken on the subway, grandmother's house was burgled, uncle's car was stolen, and on and on ... it's like a fact of life there), not to mention the horror of 9/11. I shudder every time I remember it--I was in the World Trade Center just three weeks before (although I knew people who were there on the day, some who got out alive, others who didn't)--so I really sympathize with how he must've felt on his return with the Emmy.

But, on more cheerful notes, I really love that he's a theatre actor and loves Shakespeare (plus he has all that training, i.e., MFA). That seems to be a common thread among most of my favorite actors. (And I'm thrilled to find a new American actor to like whose work so transcends that American accent! Most of my favorites are British.) I really admire actors who take their work seriously and aren't primarily in it for the fame and glitz.

He likes drawing ... bones??? Now that's a bit scary! (When I worked at a college, I remember a medical illustration major showing me some of her work. I tried not to let on how grossed out I was cuz she was so enthusiastic about it!) BTW, are there any scans available of any of his work in the New Yorker or Boston Globe or elsewhere?

It's interesting to see his handwriting ... and confirm that, yes, that really is his writing in the journal on "Lost"!

On becoming a sex symbol, "Ain't gonna happen"? He sounds pretty certain ... like maybe he has a plan or something? (Cuz it's definitely happenin'!) How do you suppose he'll stop it? Grow a dirty, bushy beard; shave his head, put on 200 pounds ...? Become really pompous and give surly interviews, or just stop giving them completely? Or (perish the thought) quit the business?? I sure hope he's just being modest!

Celadon??? Now *I* learned a new word! Sounds more like a dinosaur than a color. That's getting *really* specific; do you think he's funning us a bit? (Looks like sage green to me!)

I'm with him on geography and history as favorite subjects. I might have liked literature better if I could read fast enough to keep up with the class. I still can't get library books returned on time.

As for medieval music, has anybody heard of Corvus Corax? I really like them. It's like medieval music on speed. They've been called "the Rolling Stones of the Middle Ages." You can hear some samples here:

www.amazon.com/Best-Corvus-Corax/dp/B0007ZEOWI/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3MXYVOJ2SFN9M&colid=3FNVL3IVKO9O8

I also love authentic bluegrass. And I can't deal with concert crowds either. But, OMG, Captain Beefheart ... A friend of mine was into him long ago. All I can remember is the line, "Hey little girl with the dimpled fingers, give me one and I'll buy you a cherry phosphate"! lol Well, Michael certainly is eclectic!

Actually most art students begin by drawing bones. That's what I did in my freshman drawing studios. For hours at a time almost an entire semester. And even after those lessons were over, we'd often go to the studio at night to draw bones some more. It gives you a better understanding of the human (or animal) figure. Learning the muscle structure would also helped, IMO. That's sounds creepy but it's key to learning to draw. You learn quickly to set aside their squeamishness and modesty issues.



You may be onto something here. Perhaps, he just figures as people get to know him the person, the sex symbol issue will go away. He is eccentric and his interests are definitely well off the main stream. But I would think his experience as a teacher would have taught him a few things about how that goes.