by NRB | 30 Jun 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I was scheduled to appear at the Sydney Writers Festival on 27 May. I was keen to do this because it’d be my swansong, my final book having been published in January, and also because I’d be ‘in conversation’ with actor, journalist and author Graeme Blundell. I’ve...
by NRB | 27 Feb 2015 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
The impulse to mimic famous actors and singers, to do impressions of their voices and mannerisms, is a compulsion with some people, including me. It’s an impulse to be revealed very selectively because if it’s not done well the impression flops horribly and, whether...
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