| Q. Name? A. Matthew Damon Rippy. But thats only when I'm in trouble. Usually just Matt. But on-stage I'm Rippy - otherwise people might confuse me with Matt Croke, and then they'd expect me to actualy be funny. Q. Age? A. 34, by the time this gets published. Q. Occupation? A. Layabout. Q. Describe your personality in 5 words. A. Do the five words have to make a complete sentence? Oh darn, that's already 14 words...uh, ok here goes: I-am-a-total-loon. Q. What is your favourite role to play in the shows you have done so far? A. That's a tuffy, cuz my favourite role kinda changes depending on my mood. Today my fave role is Jo Chi Min from the America show. Q. And out of the four shows which is your favourite and why? A. Today, it's the Bible - cuz I just saw the opening of the Bible tour in London last night and since waking up this morning I've had the Beginning Blues song stuck in my head. Q. What is such a nice guy as yourself doing in with a crowd such as the RSC? A. I ask myself this question every day. Q. Have you always wanted to be an actor or did you want to be a fireman at the age of 4? A. At the age of four all I wanted was to see how far I could fling my poo. When I grow up, I'd like to be an astro-physicist. Seriously. But, unfortunately I''m bad at maths. So I might have to settle for being a world famous movie star. Or a waiter. Q. What do you do before a show? A. In terms of preparation? Nothing really. We usually just sit around and shoot the breeze. Thank goodness we pay someone to tell us when to begin, otherwise we'd never make it. Q. Do you get a lot of fanmail? Anything interesting? A. Sure, but I still think they're all coming from Austin. Although once someone sent me pictures of their dogs dressed up in Elizabethan garb. Oh, the humanity. Q. What are the differences between the UK and USA audiences? A. Well the Uk audiences tend to be more English, if you know what I mean - as to where the US udiences tend to be well, more 'Merican. That is to say, in the UK, audiences ovey the rules of theatre a bit more and they listen to everything we say and tend not to throw stuff, while performing in the States is more akin to a high school pep rally. However, the UK audiences are more likely to surprise you. Both are fun. Q. Do you have any strange or funny talents? A. I wish I could say I can fart the national anthem or something impressive like that, but I'm afraid I'm totally talentless - but don't tell the RSC that, please. Q. Have you ever been unable to stop laughing while performing? What did you do? A. I was a cop in FRONT PAGE at the Alley Theater in Houston, TX. The sheriff was played by Charles Krohn, perhaps the funniest man to ever walk a stage. Every night when he cam on for his final entrance, my friend Glen Dickerson and I couldn't stop laughing. We took to turning our backs to the audience to hide. Apparently we got caught - the Jewish Herald mentioned the "laughing cops" in their review...oops. Q. If you could be a vegetable what would you be and why? A. I've always thought I'd make a great radish. Q. In your opinion, what way should toilet roll be fed? A. Like my performance, OTT. Q. If you discovered a planet, what would you name it and why? A. I'd name it Kate Hudson, for obvious reasons. Q. Do you have any bad habits? And do any of the other RSC folk have any you hate? A. I'm very anal about my oral hygiene, but it could be worse - it could be the other way around. As for other people, well, how boring we'd be without 'em, eh? Q. Have you anything to say to your fans? A. Hi Mom! Q. And how much do you actually know about Shakespeare? A. Nada. Q. Would you be willing to take a test to see? A. Anytime! copyright.2002 |
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