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Each has undoubtedly come with its own challenges, but Lathans latest role has an added level of difficulty.
We did everything out of order.
So, for me, it was a challenge, but it was fine.
Thats the kind of challenge that I live for as an actor.
You want these meaty, challenging roles.
Ive done lots of theater and I have many, many years of experience.
I think in England and elsewhere, they kind of give it a little bit more respect.
It that part of what drew you to this script in particular?Absolutely.
I mean, I didnt know when the script came to me what it was about.
I was so excited.
I grew up watching the reruns ofThe Twilight Zoneand vividly remember several episodes that kind of stayed with me.
And then I read it, it was Sign me up.
Was it difficult working with the now-ancient technology of the camcorder in this episode?[Laughs.]
Did you have one of those growing up?
Its so funny because I remember when those were a hot thing.
I remember when Sony Walkmans were …
I was dying to get a Sony Walkman.
They seemed so advanced at the time.
I think I had an uncle who had one, we didnt have one.
We didMeasure for Measure.
We know each other, and I was just so thrilled.
It kind of makes it great when you have that kind of camaraderie already.
Especially if its an antagonistic, dark thing, because then you call cut, it doesnt linger.
Everybody dies and hes alone with his book and hes so happy, and then his eyeglasses break.
So hes all alone with these books and he cant read them.
That to me was so haunting.
Do you remember that one?
Eye of the Beholder.Of course, the one I think that gets everybody isthe airplane.
The one with John Lithgow and then the one with William Shatner.
Once you see that, you dont forget that, because we all fly.
Ive thought about that a million times.
Shatner was in a couple of episodes.
Theres a tradition of actors coming back toThe Twilight Zone.
I dont know what that is, but that would be fun for me.
