Post by unwinding_fantasy on Jan 25, 2008 17:13:11 GMT 9.5
So there have been multiple times when I've been minding my own business when something random I like about Ant just jumps into my head. Now in the sane world it's simply not the done thing to turn to one's companions and interrupt their conversation with, "I love Anthony Warlow's hands!", hence this thread. So if the urge ever overtakes anyone, feel free to post those fleeting, somewhat out-of-the-box thoughts here. And I know the temptation's probably overwhelming by this stage, but don't jot down the first million things that spring to mind. This is meant to be an outlet, not an entire list.
A few to get the ball rolling:
- The way he hisses the line, "The frightened princess..." in Dangerous Game.
- The fact that he carries Sharpies around with him.
- How he rolls around on his dressing room floor to psyche himself up before performances.
- The hands, oh God, the hands!
Edit: Okay, I've caved. This is now becoming a list,partially mostly because the idea of him seeing this is just too funny to resist.
- The way his lips linger when he kisses.
- The way he growls/purrs his way through Alive.
- The way he looks at the camera and bats those eyelashes.
- His Hyde voice in general.
- The way he screams "DAAAAAAAAAAAMN YOOOOOOOOOOOOU! CURRRRRRRRRRSE YOOOOOOOOOOOOU!"
- The way he finishes Beauty School Dropout ("The SKYYYYYYYYYYYY-I-EE-IIIII-YYYYYYYYYYYY!")
- The way he winks: it's always with a smile...
- ...and a nod of the head.
- How he makes perfect eye contact with you when he's talking to you and vice versa.
- How his stage voice is so different from his "real" voice.
- How he'll tell you, "I need to be [*wherever*] by [*whenever*]," and then still talk to you for fifteen minutes...
- ...and continue to hang around even if you remind him that he should be going/needs to be somewhere.
- That even if he doesn't have time for a chat he'll explain why.
- That he breaks speed limits just like the rest of us!
- How different he comes across on stage than in person.
- The quill flourishing throughout I Remember.
- The girly punting.
- His Jekyll voice: it's so smooth/likeable/easy to listen to.
- The glitter mask.
- His devilish laughter during Il Muto.
- The arm-chair banging.
- The way he flourishes his hands when he talks.
- The way he makes you feel like you've known him forever and you're not just some crazed fan.
- His ability to notice and remember audience members.
- How damn likeable he is!
- The way he makes you feel that being "tragic" is the best thing in the world...
- ...and says it's okay that you're acting fangirl-ish.
- How he plays Johnny Depp better than Johnny Depp.
- The way his eyes sparkle when he smiles.
- For making vampire bats funny.
- The way he's always immaculately dressed with well-looked after shoes.
- Using "knickers" instead of "cheese" for photos.
- The way he makes you feel that, at the time, you are the most important person in the world.
- His French accent.
- His American accent.
- His English accent.
- His Scottish accent.
- His Italian accent.
- His Australian accent!
- The way he can pull off those TIGHTS -- as in, how he can wear them, not literally pull them off.
- The way he can pull off any outfit, from a Pirate King to strolling to his car and being ambushed by screaming fans.
- That scream at the start of The World Has Gone Insane...
- ...and the growl at the end.
- For having such an easy face to photo manipulate.
- His beautiful eyes ...
- ... and eyelashes
- Did we mention the hands?
- His laugh in I Am a Pirate King (On The Boards).
- His anger mixed with sorrow in Where In The World...
- ...then being soothed by his deceased wife (played by Marina Prior) with the duet How Could I Ever Know?
- His ability to make a horrible day seem brighter.
- The dancing backstage at The Main Event.
- The dancing onstage at The Main Event!
- That Michael Crawford impersonation.
- Those various impersonations during Rockabye My Baby With a Dixie Melody, especially the Cary Grant one.
- For teaching us how to roll ourarse r's.
- The cheeky smile he shot at the camera whilst singing the line, "Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light," in his younger days.
- The wink he gave to the camera after singing My Funny Valentine in his younger days.
- For when he looks in the camera at all.
- His astonishing hypnotic powers.
- For signing his name "Anthony W."...
- ...and occasionally "Anthoy".
- For singing in the shower.
- How he bags out Dennis Walter.
- The way he dances on stage in any role he performs (Patience, Fledermaus, Trial, Pinafore, Pirates etc.).
- His incredible character acting talents
- His ability to inhabit roles and make you believe that the character he has morphed into at the time is what he is like all the time.
- His admirable swordsmanship.
- For making moustaches look good.
- For "You will curse"-ing Hal Prince during his audition.
- For auditioning for Playschool and scaring the kids.
- For making pink somewhat more appealing.
- For being modest and honest at the same time, especially when talking about roles he feels/felt he could play.
- The way he adds "h"s to his words, whether intentional or not. ie "hought", "hofficer", "w(h)ine"
- His incredible transformation of character
- His "playing around" in rehearsals.
- The way he whispers lines in Music of the Night.
- For making green eyeshadow manly.
- For warning us he's allergic to peanuts.
- For the manic gleam he gives whenever he says words like "porn" and "sex-toys".
- The howl at the end of Hello Little Girl.
- For giving us a good excuse not to eat apples.
- For providing the answer to all life's predicaments: Ant the moment.
- For revolutionising chemistry as we know it: C3H8 = sacred.
- The Hyde evil chuckle.
- The way he adjusts his singing to compensate/accommodate whoever he's singing with (like during his duets with Olivia at The Main Event.)
- For providing inspiration for the comics.
- The ever-changing hair.
- For making Italian food even more enjoyable.
- His slow internet connection.
- His voice.
- How he pulls you in closer when you are having a photo taken with him.
- For being such an absolute gentleman.
- The delivery of the line, "Monsieur, I bid you welcome."
- For braving the pack of wolves at LSS.
- For not bolting when he saw the, "Save a gondola," tees.
- For soaping up his wig during September 13th's night show.
- The way he glomps.
- For putting on the badge immediately and wanting to get a photo with it on.
- For braving the website yet again.
- The fact that he's an energy drink junkie.
- The fact that he's got me drinking twice as much Mother as I usually do.
- How he's going to do Jekyll & Hyde for me.
A few to get the ball rolling:
- The way he hisses the line, "The frightened princess..." in Dangerous Game.
- The fact that he carries Sharpies around with him.
- How he rolls around on his dressing room floor to psyche himself up before performances.
- The hands, oh God, the hands!
Edit: Okay, I've caved. This is now becoming a list,
- The way his lips linger when he kisses.
- The way he growls/purrs his way through Alive.
- The way he looks at the camera and bats those eyelashes.
- His Hyde voice in general.
- The way he screams "DAAAAAAAAAAAMN YOOOOOOOOOOOOU! CURRRRRRRRRRSE YOOOOOOOOOOOOU!"
- The way he finishes Beauty School Dropout ("The SKYYYYYYYYYYYY-I-EE-IIIII-YYYYYYYYYYYY!")
- The way he winks: it's always with a smile...
- ...and a nod of the head.
- How he makes perfect eye contact with you when he's talking to you and vice versa.
- How his stage voice is so different from his "real" voice.
- How he'll tell you, "I need to be [*wherever*] by [*whenever*]," and then still talk to you for fifteen minutes...
- ...and continue to hang around even if you remind him that he should be going/needs to be somewhere.
- That even if he doesn't have time for a chat he'll explain why.
- That he breaks speed limits just like the rest of us!
- How different he comes across on stage than in person.
- The quill flourishing throughout I Remember.
- The girly punting.
- His Jekyll voice: it's so smooth/likeable/easy to listen to.
- The glitter mask.
- His devilish laughter during Il Muto.
- The arm-chair banging.
- The way he flourishes his hands when he talks.
- The way he makes you feel like you've known him forever and you're not just some crazed fan.
- His ability to notice and remember audience members.
- How damn likeable he is!
- The way he makes you feel that being "tragic" is the best thing in the world...
- ...and says it's okay that you're acting fangirl-ish.
- How he plays Johnny Depp better than Johnny Depp.
- The way his eyes sparkle when he smiles.
- For making vampire bats funny.
- The way he's always immaculately dressed with well-looked after shoes.
- Using "knickers" instead of "cheese" for photos.
- The way he makes you feel that, at the time, you are the most important person in the world.
- His French accent.
- His American accent.
- His English accent.
- His Scottish accent.
- His Italian accent.
- His Australian accent!
- The way he can pull off those TIGHTS -- as in, how he can wear them, not literally pull them off.
- The way he can pull off any outfit, from a Pirate King to strolling to his car and being ambushed by screaming fans.
- That scream at the start of The World Has Gone Insane...
- ...and the growl at the end.
- For having such an easy face to photo manipulate.
- His beautiful eyes ...
- ... and eyelashes
- Did we mention the hands?
- His laugh in I Am a Pirate King (On The Boards).
- His anger mixed with sorrow in Where In The World...
- ...then being soothed by his deceased wife (played by Marina Prior) with the duet How Could I Ever Know?
- His ability to make a horrible day seem brighter.
- The dancing backstage at The Main Event.
- The dancing onstage at The Main Event!
- That Michael Crawford impersonation.
- Those various impersonations during Rockabye My Baby With a Dixie Melody, especially the Cary Grant one.
- For teaching us how to roll our
- The cheeky smile he shot at the camera whilst singing the line, "Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light," in his younger days.
- The wink he gave to the camera after singing My Funny Valentine in his younger days.
- For when he looks in the camera at all.
- His astonishing hypnotic powers.
- For signing his name "Anthony W."...
- ...and occasionally "Anthoy".
- For singing in the shower.
- How he bags out Dennis Walter.
- The way he dances on stage in any role he performs (Patience, Fledermaus, Trial, Pinafore, Pirates etc.).
- His incredible character acting talents
- His ability to inhabit roles and make you believe that the character he has morphed into at the time is what he is like all the time.
- His admirable swordsmanship.
- For making moustaches look good.
- For "You will curse"-ing Hal Prince during his audition.
- For auditioning for Playschool and scaring the kids.
- For making pink somewhat more appealing.
- For being modest and honest at the same time, especially when talking about roles he feels/felt he could play.
- The way he adds "h"s to his words, whether intentional or not. ie "hought", "hofficer", "w(h)ine"
- His incredible transformation of character
- His "playing around" in rehearsals.
- The way he whispers lines in Music of the Night.
- For making green eyeshadow manly.
- For warning us he's allergic to peanuts.
- For the manic gleam he gives whenever he says words like "porn" and "sex-toys".
- The howl at the end of Hello Little Girl.
- For giving us a good excuse not to eat apples.
- For providing the answer to all life's predicaments: Ant the moment.
- For revolutionising chemistry as we know it: C3H8 = sacred.
- The Hyde evil chuckle.
- The way he adjusts his singing to compensate/accommodate whoever he's singing with (like during his duets with Olivia at The Main Event.)
- For providing inspiration for the comics.
- The ever-changing hair.
- For making Italian food even more enjoyable.
- His slow internet connection.
- His voice.
- How he pulls you in closer when you are having a photo taken with him.
- For being such an absolute gentleman.
- The delivery of the line, "Monsieur, I bid you welcome."
- For braving the pack of wolves at LSS.
- For not bolting when he saw the, "Save a gondola," tees.
- For soaping up his wig during September 13th's night show.
- The way he glomps.
- For putting on the badge immediately and wanting to get a photo with it on.
- For braving the website yet again.
- The fact that he's an energy drink junkie.
- The fact that he's got me drinking twice as much Mother as I usually do.