“Oh, I know what you mean. Show business just grinds you up and spits you out, and for what? Two years at Juliard, all the acting lessons, the improv training, and the only lines I ever get are ‘ook, ook’! And I’m one of the lucky ones; there were a dozen chimps up for this part. But what I really want to do is direct…”
Jiggs (left) and actress Dorothy Lamour, via National Geographic and sender-inner Arne.
It is too early for me to come up with Shakespearean chimp puns…someone help me out…
“… something deep, maybe Hamlet…”
“…I mean, even a brick wants to be part of a pyramid. At this point I just want to be part of something larger, something eternal – like one of those millions apes that took a million years to come up with Shakespeare:
‘man, proud man,
Dress’d in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he’s most assur’d—
His glassy essence—like an angry ape
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens,
Would all themselves laugh mortal.'”
Thank you. 🙂
I’ve actually never read that one..
“(left)”
Always one of my favorite journalistic clarifications.
Well, I appreciate it. You just never know these days…
Said every actor, everywhere.
Maybe he’ll read my movie concept treatment about a planet run by apes?
Not so sure Jiggs will necessarily be happier acting in those prestige roles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YAclFXGGpM