ON RENT "Roger gets to scream and yell a lot. {Laughs} He's a likeable guy, but he's a real dark, gloomy guy. He has so much passion and fire about him." (Michael Buckley recalling a 1996 interview with Adam in Playbill.) "What I like about the character now is that he's very multi-dimensional. He goes from pure heartbreak [Roger's girlfriend has committed suicide] to being pulled out of that by the love of his friends and the love of Mimi. He's enlightened to the fact that there are people who care about him. It was much more fulfilling to make that journey in the film. I got to think about each moment in a way that I never did when I was doing the show." (addressing his change in perspective in regards to the character of Roger Davis during his almost ten year hiatus from the character, in an article by Michael Buckley in Playbill.) "Anthony helped me in the film, as well [as on stage]. I look up to him in so many ways on a personal level. He's all the things that, as a person, I wish I could be. He's much more forgiving, much more giving, much more optimistic. His vision of the world is better than mine. We're polar opposites. I think the way I am causes me internal grief that I wouldn't have if I was more like Anthony." (on his friendship with Anthony Rapp, in an article by Michael Buckley in Playbill.) ON HIS OTHER ROLES "It was the greatest experience I ever had!" (on his stint as the Emcee in the closing days of Cabaret on Broadway, in an article by Michael Buckley in Playbill.) "I was so afraid of doing it. I thought: If I can pull this off, I'd be really proud to call myself an actor. And I did! For that reason alone, it was incredible. But I loved the music and the production." (on his stint as the Emcee in the closing days of Cabaret on Broadway, in an article by Michael Buckley in Playbill) ON MUSIC "The record was inspired by 9/11, and then, a month later, becoming a father, these were two drastically different ideas...and I was struggling with the idea of raising a child in a world of war." (in regards to his music being compared to the political music of the early 70s, in an interview by Katy before the Case Western show on April 9, 2006.) "When I would go out and play my own music, I would tend to avoid that; hide it, in a way. I fought it for a long time, and it probably held me back. I'd never play Broadway tunes in my own set; that would've been like sacrilege to the rock and roll gods. I thought it would hurt my credibility in the rock community. It took me time to realize: I had no credibility in the rock community. I wasn't in it, so what was I worried about? That really freed me up to do what I wanted to do, and not worry about being thought of as any particular thing. I'm embracing it much more now, and I'm proud of it." (in regards to playing "show tunes" on his most recent east coast college tour, in an article by Adam Taliercio of the Ocean County Observer on April 2, 2006.) "I like music with instruments, not computers, but now a lot of music is computer generated, and there's lipsynching and backing tracks. I think technology has also allowed less musically inclined people to make music, helping them to express themselves easier. And MTV has created a different culture. You used to have to go see a band live, and now there is this novelty of seeing it on video. It's all about presentation." (in regards to his opinion of the music scene today, in an interview by Katy before the Case Western show on April 9, 2006.) ON HIS APPEARANCE "Yes. I am a very handsome man!" (at the RENT Screening and Q&A at Symphony Space on November 23, 2005 in regards to Anthony questioning Adam about whether he would ask himself out on a date.) Adam: I like it better short because it's...it's easier to deal with. Rosario: And he's not looking in the mirror all the time. Adam: Well, I don't know about that, but...{Laughs} (from the RENT Movie blog in regards to the question "Adam, do you like your hair longer or shorter?") BACK • HOME