openentrance – What's Really Going OnWhat's Really Going On

Terrence Howard as just made one of those references that he will definitely have to clean up and explain in more detail later.

Starring in hit Broadway play “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof” has left actor Terrence Howard depressed and swearing he’ll never return to the stage. The Iron Man insists that if he had known the theatre schedule was so tough he would never have signed up for the role in the beloved Tennessee Williams play. He claims that appearing on stage at New York’s Broadhurst Theatre every night and trying to cram his personal life and business meetings into one day off have left him exhausted. And he has turned to allergy medicine just to stay healthy. He says, “Tough thing about Broadway is (it’s) eight shows a week. It’s slavery. That needs to be adjusted. It’s wrong. Actors work three years straight sometimes with one day off. This exhaustion puts you into depression. Monday, your one day off, you have to cram in all your meetings and appointments and the rest of your whole life, and hope you can survive on Benadryl. Broadway is an actor’s revenge. I couldn’t do Broadway again if it’s more than five (shows) a week. I’d just say no… Not doing it.”

Broadway may be tough on an actor, but it is a LONG way from being slavery. I guarantee you that the check that he is receiving for his performances are quite a bit more than were received during slavery. You would think he would be able to come up with a better way to express how difficult the work is. Maybe the benadryl hadn’t kicked in yet when he did the interview.