{"id":126686,"date":"2024-12-29T13:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T18:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126686"},"modified":"2024-12-29T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T18:07:05","slug":"qa-with-bronson-pinchot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126686","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A with Bronson Pinchot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\" https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126686\" rel=\" https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=126686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126687 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_9323.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen<br \/>\nPhotos courtesy of Bronson Pinchot <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronson Pinchot is an American actor who is known best for his role as Balki Bartokomous in &#8220;Perfect Strangers&#8221; and his slogan &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Ridiculous&#8221; was mentioned by everyone around the globe. He loves restoring old houses, narrated more than 400 audiobooks and is starring in the new upcoming Netflix show &#8220;The Residence&#8221; which will air from March 2025 on. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Did you always want to be an actor and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I thought I wanted to be an artist or an illustrator until the nanosecond I got to university and saw they had an acting class and auditions for plays. As soon as I got on a stage, I knew. I suppose it&#8217;s like if you had a boa constrictor and fed it a vegan diet, but then by accident a live chicken somehow got into its cage, it would realize instantly that it enjoyed live chicken better than lentil croquette.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: People know you best as Balki Bartokomous in the long running show Perfect Strangers: How did you get this part and what appealed you to the role?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The creators of the show had approached the ABC network with an idea for a show about an innocent and optimistic immigrant; the network said, &#8220;when you have the guy, come back.&#8221; After the producers saw me in &#8220;Beverly Hills Cop,&#8221; they said, &#8220;we have the guy.&#8221; I used stories I had heard of my grandfather, who came from Southern Italy 100 years ago. He was innocent and kind and loving to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: The slogan &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Ridiculous&#8221; became world famous. How do you feel about this and are people still approaching you today with this?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, people still say &#8220;don&#8217;t be ridiculous.&#8221; Of course, I love that it became famous, don&#8217;t be ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You are great with all kinds of accents. Where is this talent coming from?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have no idea where this skill comes from. I just love accents; they make me smile. Yesterday I accompanied a male friend to a store, he wanted to find a nice cologne. The store clerk assigned to cologne was from Eastern Europe. My friend said he wanted something masculine, and every bottle she showed him, she said, &#8220;Dees von ees voody and mooscoolar&#8221; = &#8220;This one is woody and masculine.&#8221; My friend had no idea whatsoever what she was talking about, and I was loving it<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: I read that you have a love for restoring old houses. Where is this love coming from?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>What I do with old houses is a bit like restoring, but it is not quite restoring. It is much more like collage. I take flooring, wall boards, ceiling boards, windows with wavy glass, moldings, from houses that are 200 years old and older\u2026 And then I assemble them into a new room or sometimes an entire house that appears to be old. It is very much like creating a character.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You are an audiobook narrator. Do you have a favorite book you narrated and is there a book you would love to lend your voice to?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have done over 400 audiobooks. My two favorites are &#8220;Matterhorn&#8221; and &#8220;lost: the search for six in 6 million.&#8221; I would love to do the original unexpurgated Grimms fairytales because they are so bloody and glory and horrible and wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: If you would play the Lead in a movie and you could pick the director and 3 co-stars: Who would you pick and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is it OK if they are all dead? Because I would pick Victor Fleming to direct, and for my colleagues, I would pick Spencer Tracy, James Mason, Carole Lombard, Maggie Smith, Judy Garland, and Charlie, Chaplin. Sorry I went over the specific number, but it was urgent.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: What are you currently doing? Anything new coming out soon?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am currently driving. 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