A. Daniel Singer. Most people call me by my nickname, Rover.
Q. Age?
A. I'm 42. I look 45. I feel 32.
Q. Occupation?
A. My days are equally divided between sculpting, writing and gardening.
Q. Describe your personality in 5 words.
A. Passionate, diplomatic, playful, sympathetic, hungry.
Q. What is your favourite role to play in the shows you have done so far?
A. In Hamlet the triple role of Horatio, Polonius and Leartes gave me the chance to play the loyal suck-up, the doddering octogenarian
and a raging bag of testosterone. What fun!
Q. Out of the four shows which is your favourite and why?
A. I'm partial to Shakespeare as I had nothing to do with the other three. Wait, thats not true. I designed and built all the props for the
Bible show which was fun.
Q. What is such a nice guy like yourself doing in with a crowd such as the RSC?
A. Back in 1981 all paid acting work I could get required shaving and I wanted to keep my beard. So I started the RSC. Adam and Jess
where just so weird that we established a precedent for the future of the company.
Q. Have you always wanted to be an actor or did you want to be a firemand at age 4?
A. First I wanted to be an artist, then an animator. I only became an actor because I was so hyper that I couldn't imagine sitting at a
drawing table all day.
Q. What do you do before a show?
A. Breathe, very deeply.
Q. Do you get lots of fanmail? Anything interesting?
A. Very little, which is a great blessing. Occasionally I get emails from friends that say the video of the Complete Works is ALL their
children watch. It makes me very frightened.
Q. What are the differences between the UK and US audiences?
A. British audiences understand more of the jokes but dont laugh as loud at them. Americans understand less, but laugh louder.
Q. Do you have any strange or funny talents?
A. Yes, but they can't be discussed on a public forum.
Q. Have you ever been unable to stop laughing while performing? What did you do?
A. The first time Adam called me "Butt-Love" during Romeo and Juliet, it was a surpise, he hadn't warned me at all. I thought it was
the funniest thing I had ever heard. I didn't want to just stand there onstage and laugh, so I stayed in character and let the audience
know I was mortified. Really I was hysterical under the surface.
Q. If you could be a vegatable what would you be?
A. A beet. Their influence is profound and indelible.
Q. In your opinion what way should toilet roll be fed?
A. Top.
Q. If you discovered a planet what would you name it and why?
A. I'm California born and raised. And my partners name is Cal, and I'd love to name something after him.
Q. Have you anything to say to your fans?
A. I am SOOOOOOOO glad you like the show.
Q. How much do you actually know about Shakespeare?
A. I used to know lots, but that was many brain cells ago.
Q. Would you be willing to take a test to see?
A. How about a shoulder massage instead? That's a much better use of my time.
Copyright. 2002