Lane Change

I saw this article in the NYT about Nathan Lane, and I was reminded immediately of my comments about Stanley Tucci a few months ago -- Nathan Lane is another of those East Coast cold-eyed "I can do anything" type of performers. Who may, in fact, be very professional and capable performers, but that iron-shod professionalism makes them, in my view, cold and a little creepy. Sure, they can sing and dance and act, but what's going on behind that mask? I dunno. The eyes always creep me out. Cold eyes, cold heart? I don't know -- maybe he's the nicest guy in the world, I don't know him, but I've seen clips of him talking (when not in character -- and even when in character, the eyes creep me out). I always see this with the East Coast entertainer types. Not all of them, but it does seem to be more prominent with them. I don't care if he can cock both his eyebrows up in a faux-affable expression -- the eyes are fucking blank.