Chamberlain himself is a bit more easy-going. "My idea of a good day is to sit at my home in Hawaii and watch the sun set across the water---to just be a beach bum. I hibernate there for months--even years--at a time."
But every so often, he gets that itch to act again. Besides the tour, he also has an upcoming film, The Pavilion, based on a Robert Louis Stevenson short story. "I can still play those leading-men-type roles if they light me right." he jokes.
Altough I don't think Brad Pitt has much to worry about."

Chamberlain got his start in a Los Angeles theater group before making it big in Hollywood. He starred in the 1960s series Dr. Kildare and went on to make numerous TV movies and mini-series, including The Thornbirds,
Shogun, and most recently Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke with Lauren Bacall.
"People think I've never done theater---that this is something new to me," he says. "But I've actually done quite a bit, including Hamlet, Night of Iguana, Blithe Spirit, and My Fair Lady. When it comes to musicals , I'm like Betty Grable: sing a little, dance a little, have nice legs."
By Sheryl Altman.

Album?
One that combines Mozart's late symphonies, 
Beethoven's late piano sonatas, and the works of Bartok. 
All heavenly.
 

Companion?
My splendid dog.
 

Television show?
The Charlie Rose Show. 
 

Modern Appliance?
A CD Player --- provided it comes with the 
Virgin Megastore in New York City.
 

Items of clothing?
I hate to admit it, but a warm-up suit to exercise in.
 

Movie?
A toss-up between Hitchcock's Notorious
and Groundhog Day with Bill Murray.
 

What's the one thing you'd miss most about civilization?
Supermarkets.
 

And the least?
Our perverse drive to rip our planet to shreds.
 

What memento would you take with you?
The New York Public Library.
 

Work of art?
Matisse's Paper Cut Mural for a Public Swimming Pool.
 

What take-out service?
Menu of a superb Italian restaurant on 
Lexington Avenue (in New York).
which I refuse to name--
it's already too hard to get a table!