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Vote: | For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. I enjoy the psychology of the character but I work better from a first impression. |
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Vote: | I think the Titanic disaster has parallels today. The closest think I can think of is the silicon chip... We're all kind of bowing to this computer god, thinking it's going to fix everything and we're geniuses for inventing this. And, you know, I just think we should pay attention to disasters of the past. |
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Vote: | I would love to do a comedy. The primary thing is complexity. The reason I play so many dark characters is because there is room for the unexpected. |
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William George Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois), better known as Billy Zane, is an American actor/model.
He was born as William Zanetakos, of Greek-American heritage. His parents, George and Thalia, were also actors. Zane is the younger brother of actress Lisa Zane. He is a graduate of the Francis W. Parker School.
His first prominent screen role was in Back to the Future (1985) playing Biff Tannen's friend Match. He landed the role as a fluke by appearing nonchalant, dressed in a T-shirt. He is perhaps best known for playing Caledon Hockley in the 1997 movie blockbuster Titanic.
Premature hair loss has not diminished Zane's acting career. Sometimes, while in character, he wears a wig, although he usually shaves his head while not in character and has been forefront in promoting this look. For an example, see Zane's appearance in Zoolander.
Zane married co-actress Lisa Collins in 1989; the couple divorced in 1995. He was also engaged for a time to Chilean actress Leonor Varela, his costar in the 1999 television movie Cleopatra.
In 1999 he participated in the first Gumball 3000 rally, driving a 1964 Aston Martin DB5.
Zane is also a singer and can occasionally be seen in various Broadway shows.
Billy Zane also played the voice of Ansem in Squaresoft and Disney's renowned video game Kingdom Hearts.
Zane also had a recurring role in the popular television series Charmed in which he played poetry loving ex-demon Drake.
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