Boy what a fun job I have! I got a chance to interview a real prince! Yes that’s right guys, I got an opportunity to interview actor Santino Fontana who’s the voice of Prince Hans in Disney Frozen and also starring on Broadway as Prince Charming in the play Cinderella! Come inside to read what he had to say and also there is a spoiler alert!
We had a chance to ask the dreamy Prince a few questions and he happily obliged in a room filled with all-women bloggers, he was loving it, we know! LOL!
We wanted to know if he was anything like his character Hans?
Hans: Little bits and pieces are definitely. Like any role, it’s kind of a match of your imagination and your experience. Hans doesn’t have a huge sense of humor. I like to think that I have a good sense of humor. I like to keep people laughing or myself laughing, because life is too hard otherwise. I’d say we’re pretty different. He has red hair. [LAUGHING.] Never could happen.
How did he get his start on Broadway?
I forced my family to do a Thanksgiving play in our garage, and I was the turkey in preschool. I did kind of always do it. I also played baseball. I mean, I was a big baseball player. I always liked bringing people together and telling a story that kind of united them. I don’t think as a preschooler I thought ah, I want to be an actor.
Why did he want to play the role of Hans?
Cause I would be a doll. [LAUGHING.] No, that was a surprise. I loved Aladdin as a kid and I remember be, seeing all those movies. I remember the day we all (me and my family and my family’s friends) we all went to see Little Mermaid, and I remember going to all those great Disney movies and being obsessed with them. I remember being obsessed with Robin Williams in Aladdin. The idea to be a part of that family is so exciting. It’s something new and I think most actors are always looking for something that’s exciting and new, that we haven’t really done.
How was it acting in the role?
It’s pretty great. It’s pretty liberating, because it’s kind of the freest sense. I always think of like trying to get to the place of the floor is lava; that feeling of like you’re a little kid. If I can get to that place, it’s pretty thrilling. The great thing about animation is you’re not limited by anything physical or even logical. You know what I mean? You can totally be in a place of nothing but imagination. My job is just to generate creative ideas, and it’s their job to make it all make sense.
I asked him, who would he choose to date, Anna or Elsa?
That’s tricky. I like Anna a lot. I feel like Elsa, no, there’s too much going on there. [LAUGHING.] That is too complicated. I’m sure there’s someone out there for her, but I don’t know who. I mean, you’ve got the magic stuff and then she’s got some emotional stuff, you know. She’s not that eager to look into it. I like her, but I’d want to be friends with her out of fear that she would make me freeze if I didn’t.
