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07/20/2003
Hiya! It's Linda !
Hey everyone, it's my first time on the message board and I have to say I'm a bit nervous. You see I'm computer phobic, the irony there is evident, but recently I have decided to join the ranks of the computer converted. Macintosh has made it pretty fun for me with all their cool gadgets and mega store complete with genius bar! Great another outlet for my shopaholcism-I have never met anyone who can shop like me, you could drop me off at a pharmacy and I could turn it into a shopping extravaganza. Even when I get my car washed the mini store lures me in with it's wide assortment of car fresheners- I like the gelatinous stuff in a can, the apple orchard scent.... sorry about that tangent. Also sorry to all of you that the website has been dodgy of late. I 've been incredibly busy and haven't been able to see to a lot of problems with the site. but now that I am back in la I plan to update and clean up quite a bit to make it a better site for y'all! I also will take the suggeestion for a bio and making it more accessible to everyone.
Now that I am a bit more computer savvy I will be able to chat more often and let you all now how shooting is going as well as other projects that I am involved in.
I just finished choreographing the musical Cabaret, it will be running for the month of August at the Ventura Court Theater in Studio City. I love dancing so much and this show made me realize how important it really is to me. I had never choreographed before and it was so fulfilling in a way that was completely different from performing. I go to dance class everyday (ballet, hip hop and jazz) but I really feel that I want to do more than just class, dancing is a huge part of me as an artist. I also did an independent film called Spectres. I had met the director only twice before a year ago but he called out of the blue with an offer for the role of Renee. The way he thought of me for the part was so serendipidous and magical that I felt it was meant to be. I found out after I signed on that Marina Sirtis was in the film as well! My short film My Prince My Angel has been in delays due to editing issues but now we have resolved some problems and the film will be available this holiday season. I am so excited and proud of it, and I am certain that it will be the first in many projects I will produce. I can't wait for you all to see it! I have also spent a good deal of time in Europe this hiatus and really feel at home there. I could definately see myself splitting my time in London and LA, of course New York will always be home too. I am a gypsy at heart.... I will log on later this week and answer some of those questions posed to me on the message board. I am looking forward to season three and feel much more stoked on it than I did season two. I really feel and hope that this season will have a lot of great surprises and improvements! Let me know what you all think as well. Thank you all for your birthday wishes and thank you for being such wonderful fans, y'all are truly the best!
All my love,
Linda Park
08/15/2003
regarding FHM
Hi everyone, I'm sure many of you have seen the FHM issue that I'm featured in this month. I wanted to clear up a misquote in the article that I felt was very misrepresentative of myself and the project that I was involved during the hiatus. The film Spectres has no such scene where I am giving head, in fact I play a ghost in it and there is nothing in the film that has anything remotely to do with sex. I was talking about a short film that I had done where I play the girlfriend of an artist who walks in on my character cheating on him. He walks in and I am in a compromising position- basically I am sitting in a chair and my back is to the camera and this other man is crouched on the floor but it is not an explicit scene, it is very quick and integral to the story because it is this event that causes the artist to obsess over my character and paint disturbing pictures of her. It was a real lesson in how much I should share in an interview and to be careful about what I discuss.
There will be running a correction in the next issue but the poor producers on the film were horrified and confused when they saw the article. I wanted to let you all know about this misquote because as my fans you should know the facts and it's great to have a place where I can lay down the truth to people whose opinions matter to me. Truth be told I have been very frustrated by the error and it has made it very difficult for me to enjoy the feature. But I am trying to just let it go now and not let it bother me any longer. I hope everyone is excited for the new season, we have done some interesting shows so far and I myself am excited to see how the season will premiere. I finsished playing a primitive, sort of superstrength alien lizard where I had full rubber head and contacts (I bow down to John after this experience) . Despite the pain I think that it is going to be a great episode, it is me Scott and Dominic as aliens directed by Levar. The next episode is a Beauty and the Beast sory with me and a guest alien. My theatre company just chose our new play called Fuschia, it will be the world premiere of the play and we hired a great director named Hope Alexander(what a small world) who convinced Roxann Dawson to audition for Chorus Line on Broadway once upon a time. It will run for six weeks starting on Oct. 11 and I will post the info on tickets and location within the next couple of weeks. Hope everyone is well and I'll talk to y'all soon!
Lots of Love
Linda
09/08/2003
Thanks for the support
I feel so blessed to have such an amazing group of people as fans, really you all have been so supportive and really put my heart at rest abou the FHM article and being misquoted. Thank you for truly being the best fans, and it is all your wonderful sentiments that make my work worthwhile. Keep watching- Hoshi gets to do some cool things... so far through the first couple of episodes... let's hope it continues and she really blossoms this year.
Sincerely,
Linda
09/30/2003
Fuschia
I have been working like a tasmanian devil these past few months since my "hiya" post and want to update all of you on my theater company's new play. It is called Fuschia and it is the premiere of this very interesting play. Like all new plays, well all plays for that matter, it has it's flaws and it has a become very challenging piece to tackle. We are nearing our tech rehearsals (basically we're close to opening) yet I feel no where near ready and to speak the honest truth- I am scared ****less. Not only as an actor but as a producer... this is by far the mount everest of projects Underground Asylum has attempted to conquer for so many reasons. And this part is one of the hardest I have tried to wrap my brain around. So many layers must be considered- marrying the humanity with the style of the piece which is surreal, balancing it with truth and humour- finding the exact rhythm (it is an episodic play and similar to film in the writing of it, so it takes a lot of precise and crafted energizing and timing of it to make it flow and not stumble along). On top of all this, my character goes back and forth in memory, from 15 to 30 years old. I am responsible for guiding the story since I am on stage the entire time and the audience is seeing the world through my eyes. Then add a dash or more a big fat splash of my difficult character- the artist and her insanity( mania? bipolarity? schizophrenia?) and then top off this, as of yet sloppy cake with a breakthrough- a carthatic transformation into the artist that I am destined to be. Cover that all with about ten zillion light and sound cues to match... then you may have a small glimpse into why Linda Park is so utterly overwhelmed. Oh yeah and limited rehearsal time due to being on a tv show at the same time. I haven't been on stage in so long and while it is a welcome glass of water it is also a big kick in the *** that I knew was coming but didn't know just how hard it would wallop me. I'm trying hard to keep my head above water, but I have to admit that it is very difficult managing this along with my work schedule but always reach for the stars even when people say it's impossible. I know people thought I was mad when I said I would do a play while I was shooting and I may be mad. But I am DOING IT even if it causing me to pull out hairs in the process. I know after this rollercoaster I will be sitting back for a much deserved rest, until then I am forging ahead- fingers crossed, eyes wide open in fear , excitement and pure faith.....
the play when (oh God) it finally opens will run for six weekends. It begins on the weekend of Oct. 11th and 12th. It performs at the Hudson Theater where our company is in residence and the link to the Underground Asylum website is on this site. There you can find the address and info on the theater and also the phone number for tickets. I invite anyone who would like to, to come and watch the show. All the rest of you, please keep your fingers crossed for me and pray to the theater gods that they may deliver me through this process without great embarrassment.
sincerely and ever so humbly,
Linda Park
12/11/2003
Merry Christmas
Hello everyone and Happy Holidays!!!!!!
I got the wonderful gift and album of cards, it was read while i found myself in yet another rubber head at work. It felt like an early christmas, locked up in my trailer as it were. It has been a while since I posted, I have been recuperating from the storm of work and have just melted or fizzled into a post flu somnulence ( is that a word? I mean like a lethargy..)
Well I am still settling as much as one can during the holiday season and am much looking forward to the christmas break where I can lie about and read and play board games. I'm really excited, I'll be spending my christmas in London and am looking forward to a proper winter, Although I've already had snow, I just returned from New York and LOVE LOVE LOVE that city. Thanks for sticking up for me- Golthar, AmyB and Malcolm. I have been so busy then down with the flu and life has been especially demanding this holiday season so I have not had any time to post, but y'all I do check the board regularly even if I don't have the time to post! The next live chat I do will be after I return from London in Jan. and at that point one of my resolutions is to do some revisions on the site... I have your suggestions, feel free to add more (all in the sphere of reality of course As of yet I have one project for my hiatus, which will be a play in London that I will do with my boyfriend, all the details are still in the works but it is going to be killer!!!! I feel very impassioned about it and can't wait!!! Well
once again thank you soooo much for your gift but more especially for your kindness and loyalty as fans!
Best wishes and joy this christmasXXX
Linda Park
02/24/2004
the state of affairs
A big hello to everyone!
I am at an interesting point in my life where big changes seem to be afoot... life has been overwhelming me with choices and directions and I feel very much like "the path diverged and I took the one less travelled" . I'm not referring to one thing in particular but rather all elements of my crazy life seem to at a crossroad. So sorry dear friends that I have not been around but just like anyone else Life happens.....
I am getting more and more interested in producing because that seems to be the key in telling stories that are worthwhile and that I feel passionate about. Instead of bemoaning the fact that there is only crap out there, I make the choice in my own small way to contribute to the good, or at least I try with all my heart.
I know that Hoshi has gone MIA recently but I don't think that the writers quite know what to do with her character.
In the last couple of episodes Hoshi finally gets to do her job rather than being a glorified secretary " Captain, Mr. Degra on line two."...... I thought that with the turn of events something that would be interesting is that if Hoshi's role on the ship as linguist extended to hacker or code breaker. We saw evidence of that in the simulation episode with Degra. The CIA or FBI often recruit the smartest kids at MIT or Ivy league schools to work for them. If Hoshi were at Harvard I'm sure she would be picked up as a prodigy.
I must say though that with the light schedule of late I have lots of time to work on my projects which I am so thankful for!!!!! So don't be too mad at the producers and writers.... good is coming out of it!
Whether the show is going to be picked up or not is a big question mark, my feeling is that their are pros and cons to both outcomes.
This is one of the many crossroads that I find myself at. But I am a big believer in destiny and my higher power looking after me, so I don't worry... I know that everything will pass as it should. I am not trying to be faux zen, I truly believe this and know that because I trust my intuition implicitly that I will make the right choices. It is very difficult for many people in my profession because it is so easy to get caught up in people's judgments and criticisms. To take everything so personally "do they want me? do they like me?"
At my best I am unaffected by this outside noise, I know my life's joy is to tell stories and inspire in any way that I can- no one can touch that... no one can criticize that.... everything else that may come into discussion is irrelevant to me, just as I cannot control it and don't want to. It's just another side to being in the spotlight, it's inevitable...... but has nothing to do with the real me.
I thank you all for tuning in and sharing that hour with us once a week. We all work very hard at Paramount and I think that I can speak for us all when I say- You, the audience are the most important aspect- as long as you are entertained in some shape or form- we get to feel that we have accomplished something of worth... that is priceless in a world that of late seems to make very little sense and reflectively our lives seems to make little sense.
Okay enough heaviness now, half of you are probably dozing off in front off your glowing screens....
The site is being transferred to HTML and a lot of the issues will be fixed as well as the site being updated.
As for my hiatus, I'll be a London girl for a few months doing a play with my boyfriend who you all know is Tom Hardy.
We are trying to do a convention to raise money for this production and would love to read a few scenes out of the play which is a wonderful new work written by Brett Leanord- a talented new writer and new friend.
I am excited to work with Tom, he is one of the best and most interesting actors I have seen in a long while. Besides that I am absolutely crazy about him!
Congrats to him as well, he recently won the Evening Standard Award for Best Newcomer and was nominated for an Olivier Award!
My best to all of you and thank you for the wonderful support!
Linda Park
05/03/2004
london calling
Hello to everyone! I hope that you are all well and good, hopefully enjoying the rest of the season. Since I left the states I have seen nothing of Trek, heard nothing from the bosses and
have been rapturously living my life... so your opinion on how it is all going is my only real link. I have done ADR for the last two episodes this week, and from what I saw it looked exciting... we shall see. Well London has been fabulous and I feel that I am becoming a bonafide little brit, at least in my own head.... and my boyfriend thinks so too, so that's two of us. But in my brief visit back to L.A., I was glad to see that the California girl in me is strong and it only takes a little sun for her to come to the surface. But now back to London and I am nervous and very excited! Tom and I are doing the play but it will only be done for three nights at the LAtchmere Theater, I know that we were supposed to do it later but Tom got another job and we weren't sure if it would be possible at all. But our HIgher Power and the fates shed light and the right people on this tiny slot of time and I feel that it was meant to be. Even if I am shaking in my pants about it, I am confident it will all come together. It will be thurs., fri., sat., and possibly sun. of May 13, 14, 15, 16.
I'll let you all know how it went and in the mean time send us a blessing if you can!
Lots of Love,
Linda
07/14/2004
Thank You
Thanks to all of you who donated to UNICEF on my behalf! Definitely a birthday highlight for me.
I am looking forward to seeing who donated on birthday book and plan to send you all thank you cards for being such sweethearts.
I am back from London with a brief stint in the czech republic where I had been keeping Tom company while he was shooting a two part movie called "Colditz" for ITV. While he was acting, I was falling down hills in the countryside- consequently I am going back to work with a sprained ankle I am clumsy beyond belief (I trip over imaginary cracks in the street)
Starting another year on Trek and hope that we continue to entertain and that we do our jobs well.
I had a fabulous time in London and thank you to all of you who posted on the site about Roger and Vanessa- it was great that some of you were able to catch it and were so affected by it! That kind of response is what makes acting the best job in the world. The response all around to the play was really incredible and Tom and I as well as Brett(writer) and Rob (director) were like proud parents. My theater company in LA is planning to do a play after the new year and I will keep you all posted on that. With the success of Roger and Vanessa - Tom, Rob and I have formed a theater company of our own in London. All great things and I am incredibly grateful for all my blessings, one of which is such wonderful fans! Thanks again for my birthday gift!
Linda
01/07/2005
To A Healthy Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
I hope this New Year brings happiness and health to all of you.
I haven't written in quite awhile but as you all know I often submerged under all the doings, comings and goings of day to day life.
But here I am to first of all thank all those who participated in my Christmas gift. It was absolutely perfect and squealed like a kid while I went through all the goodies.
The red basket full of luscious beauty products was the center piece of my christmas present pile, and I bragged to all that stepped into my house that my awesome fans had done it for me! The letters and cards were just outstanding this year and I LOVED all the little ballet slippers, tutus and dancers that decorated the scrapbook. Also the kit for my poor achy feet gave me no excuses to neglect my duck feet, so I do moisturize and soak them after class! The christmas decorations that were made for me went to good use decorating every available door knob or hook since I had no tree this year.
So much thought and care went into my christmas gift and scrapbook that I feel so proud to have such incredible fans.
I hope that your christmas' was cosy, happy and filled with good memories- and even if it wasn't (we all know christmas is also a breeding ground for family disputes, a petrie dish of fighting and crying) I wish you all the luck and courage this year, setting out on your goals no matter how big or small.
Tom and I spent Christmas in London with a little jaunt to Paris and had a magical time together but life is always magical with the incredibly romantic Shinzon
And it was perfect to ring in the New Year with the man I love
I hope you are all enjoying the new season, I think Manny is doing a great job, although we all wish Hoshi had more to do but ultimately it is about the bigger picture isn't it. Well luckily I have got to do more in the upcoming episodes and have had a lot of fun shooting an episode where I got to work a lot with Connor- which we've never really gotten to do before. He is a big fart head in the most endearing way, and yeah you can tell him I said that! But he is really a hilarious and generous actor to work with. I also get to do some martial arts and had fun doing some of that. Let's just hope for more story lines for Hoshi for the rest of this season and as always keep watching!
Lots of Love,
Linda
03/14/2005
Long time no talk!
Hello everybody!
I'm sorry that I have been MIA for so long, but it has been a whirlwind start of the year. First off I wanted to say sorry to all the fans that we won't be back for a fifth season. Your reactions and efforts to keep the show on the air have been a real show of devotion and loyalty. It has been incredible to see how the fans have pulled together and once again proved that trek fans are the BEST fans out there.
I have had a blessed four years on the show and have grown so much on all levels and made many wonderful friends on the way. I sort of felt in the last week like it was the end of high school again with signing of yearbooks and barbecues and bittersweet moments... I had a wonderful last week at work and everyone,I felt was in great spirits- all of us just enjoying our last moments at work together. We had a lot of fun to very end and people from the production offices came down to hang out by the set in the evening and Brad the producer ordered a hot dog stand and a taco stand for cast and crew.. and in the evening I brought cupcakes for everyone (I unfortunately did not bake them but got them at my favourite bakery)... it was like a party all day.
I feel very good about moving on the next phase of my life and I have been feeling that it was time for this past year... funny how the universe will give us just what we need!
I am very much in need of a vacation and for a while there I thought I might not get one... I was still finishing up on the show when they tested me for another show on CBS about lawyers- since it was such a good script I couldn't say no to testing. The thing about testing for a part is that you have to sign a contract binding you to the show before you even go into the room with the studio or network. So if the they want you then you are obligated to the contract. I found myself staring at another contract for six years not even totally out of the current contract with Paramount. I did sign it and go through the test which I passed to go the last stage which is going into a room for the CBS execs (including Les Moonves, which I was nervous about for obvious reasons).
Fortunately where I don't know how to say 'No, I need a break', the universe will again do it for me. They ended up changing the part to a young man- and as much of a chameleon I like to consider myself, I think that is a far stretch for me. So now I am going to take that break that I want and traipse about Europe a free girl for the first time in a long time.
I hope you all enjoy the last handful of shows and I am particularly excited about the In the Mirror Darkly episodes. It is the most fun I've had in my entire four years on the show and my favourite episodes to shoot. I hope you all enjoy them and know we all had such a blast shooting them!
All my love,
and speak soon!
Linda Park
04/10/2006
Hi all!
Good to hear you all are so up to date on my projects, you are great fans! Thank you for supporting me so wholeheartedly after Trek. As you all know I just shot a pilot for NBC and fingers crossed it will go to series. I really was blown away with the quality of the production and feel so blessed to have been surrounded by such awe inspiring talent. I had so much fun working on the pilot and loved being LAPD (again), this character was a joy to inhabit and I really hope that I get to develop her more and continue working with all these brilliant people.
From what I saw and heard, the show looks incredible- and think that audiences would love it.
Also my short film is finally finished and went to it's first festival - The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival where we got some great write ups. The SFIAFF is a great festival with the most prestigious Asian American talent involved- it was a great honour for us to be included. Hopefully I will be able to make it so that you all can access it through my site or a link. I just went to the Cleveland convention and had a great time meeting fans and going to the rock and roll hall of fame. My theater company is hoping to do a new play called "Please Stop Talking" this coming summer. I saw it done in New York at the Cherry Lane Theater and approached the director- a very talented young Dutchman named Erwin Mass about bringing it to LA with him to direct.
So that is all that has been percolating with me and as always I am just trying to 'do the good work and keep the faith' words that Gary Oldman said to me on a taperecorder.... long story and one of the great bragging points of my life.
So I say the same to you all, do the good work and keep the faith!
All my best,
Linda
5/31/2006
Hello everyone,
I am sure you all know but I thought I would tell you all myself- my pilot has been picked up!!!!
I am so excited to be working on this new project and be developing this character over the next year. We are a midseason replacement on NBC Sunday nights at 10pm after The Apprentice. I want to thank everyone for all the good energy put out there for me and say that I really appreciate and am grateful for the support. Start tuning in January, it is going to be a really fantastic show!
Also huge congratulations to John Billingsley and to Jeri Ryan, both actors who I love and am so happy for!
All my best,
Linda |
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