Actor Kevin Kline Reflects On Legendary Director And UNCSA Mentor Gerald Freedman

In June, American film and stage actor Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his role in the Broadway revival of Noël Coward's "Present Laughter." It was his third Tony—he's also won Academy and Drama Desk Awards—but much more important to Kline is the artistic process behind great acting.

For that, Kline credits University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dean Emeritus Gerald Freedman. He first studied with Freedman as a promising young acting student at Julliard, and in a new book by UNCSA alumnus Isaac Klein titled "The School of Doing," Kline, along with dozens of other actors, shares some of the ways in which Freedman shaped his approach to acting.

Kline spoke with WFDD's David Ford about his long career, from leading man in films like "Sophie's Choice" and "The Big Chill," to Shakespeare in Central Park, and the important guidance he received along the way from his mentor Gerald Freedman.