I once knew an acquaintance who, when prompted for memories of DARK SHADOWS, would smile and say, "Remember Dr. Hoffman?!" and raise his hand over his face as if to block the "horror" before him... just like Julia. Did we ever count the number of times Grayson made that gesture on the series?
I once knew an acquaintance who, when prompted for memories of DARK SHADOWS, would smile and say, "Remember Dr. Hoffman?!" and raise his hand over his face as if to block the "horror" before him... just like Julia. Did we ever count the number of times Grayson made that gesture on the series?We also need to count up the number of times Grayson sniffed, and the number of times Dr. Hoffman gave someone a sedative.
Julia would have to rub her neck raw to catch up to the number of times Willie Loomis clutched the back of HIS neck. And then, of course, there's the undisputed master of the annoying repetitive movement, Jeff and his hair grasping.
Sam Hall has gone on record (in one of the DVD interviews) that he told Dan Curtis not to end a scene with a CU of Grayson's face because of her "fish-face" pout (my words).
And let's not forget her blinking or her smoker's hack!
I stand corrected. Speaking of affectations, I'm sure we've all noticed Jonathan's tendency to drag out the last syllable of a sentence- heaven knows it's been spoofed in many a "Collinsport Player" skit!
We're lucky Curtis had the wisdom to keep those tapes
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