"I occasionally do autograph conventions at Comic Cons, he says. And I was standing and talking to [fellow actor] Giancarlo Esposito. He said, Well, how you doing?' I said, Giancarlo, look around you. There are thousands of people here just to see us and tell us they love us.' If I said anything other than I'm great', just grab the nearest inanimate object and smack me with it."
"Sarandon is long retired from acting, he says, but I have a beautiful home, and I live in not splendour, but I have a huge garden. That's my profession now: podcaster and gardener. More on the podcast later; Sarandon's renown as an actor is built on a handful of classic movies, plus, as he'll readily admit, a slew of middling to mediocre ones not to mention a famous ex-wife who shares his surname."
"The shelves behind him are filled with memorabilia, some official, much of it fan-made. A gentleman last weekend, in Houston, Texas, walked up to me with his teenage daughter and his wife, and they handed me a little diorama that they had been up most of the night making with all their favourite characters of mine, he says. There were tiny little posters of all the movies around the background. I'm thrilled. I'll put it up righ"
Chris Sarandon, 83, appears healthy and genial during a Zoom from his Connecticut home office. He occasionally attends autograph conventions and values the devotion of fans who create memorabilia. He considers himself long retired from acting and describes current life as centered on podcasting and tending a large garden. His notable film work includes Fright Night (1985), The Princess Bride (1987), Child's Play (1989), and the speaking voice of Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). He recounts a Houston encounter where a family presented a handmade diorama of his characters, which he plans to display.
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