The Real Danny
"He not only saw himself as small in stature, but in a spirit, and he
just wanted to be noticed for once," notes Danny, empathising with his
alter ego. Thankfully, his real life education posed no such problems.
"As for my own high school experiences they were much more enjoyable. I
was the smallest kid in my school, but I had the biggest ego, so they
kind of balanced each other out. I don't know if I was living in denial
or what, but my height just made me more ambitious and competitive as
opposed to feeling alienated."
There is much more to Danny String's career than simply Buffy. He also
has a great passion for the theatre. "I think that theatre is the actors
ultimate medium, because once the play opens we are in charge (although
stage managers may argue this). I think that it is a wonderful
discipline for young actors, and I find that I have more respect for
actors that have a theatre background. Even though I have worked with
some great actors that don't."
Danny's own favourite experience on-stage would have to be "doing Lost
in Yonkers at the Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.
The play is wonderful, and the audiences just loved it. My favourite
playwrights are Arthur Miller, David Mamet, and Anton Chekov. Their
plays are highly dramatic and emotionally truthful - the most important
elements in modern drama."
Independent films are another love. Last summer Danny starred in Spoof -
a short film that satirises film parodies (in this case, the works of
Stanley Kubrick, Austin Powers and Steven Spielberg) with hilarious results!
"I've always been a fan of indie film making," says Danny of the
project, "so this experience only reaffirmed that. I think that Spoof
was appealing because there are so many parodies out there right now
that the genre was begging to be sent up. I was thrilled with the
response it got, it received a lot of attention here in Los Angeles.
Some friends of mine from college made it, so I was just glad I could
help them out."
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