Hi Linda, Humbert was wonderful in this scene, and in ALL his scenes on Dark Shadows.
I'm fascinated that he can recall taping that specific episode. What a gifted actor, and seems as if he is really nice offstage, too.
Yes, he has a remarkable memory, and is very witty. :) He definitely remembered it, though, because he found it frustrating that CS remembered none of his lines, and he had to make things up as they went along and adapt to whatever flew out of Slocum's mouth. He said, jokingly, that the situation came very close to bringing out the "real" Nicholas side of his personality. :D
He's a genuinely decent and kind man, though, and it's really uncharacteristic of him to say anything unflattering about anyone, so there may have been additional circumstances that irked him.
Just out of curiosity, did he ever mention experiences of working with Grayson Hall? I thought their scenes in this storyline (especially a couple that are coming up) were simply marvelous. Better than Turkish Delight.
He enjoyed working with her. We've only rarely talked about DS, but he did make a point of saying that he thought she was a marvelous actress, albeit overworked.
And I love it that Humbert described Nicholas in an interview as "the Walter Huston role." Actually I think he was a more skilled actor with a wider range than Huston.
Ah, yes, his oblique reference to The Devil and Daniel Webster in the Ron Barry interview. His sense of humor was on a roll that day. :D
I agree about his acting -- I would have loved to see his work on the stage.
Cheers,
Linda