By The Huffington Post News Editors
That old Constantin Stanislavski quote about how there are no small parts can be easily applied to the career of Wallace Shawn. The consummate character actor, 69, has over 150 credits to his name, including work in films like “Princess Bride” and “Toy Story” and on television series like “Gossip Girl“; he’s also an acclaimed playwright and stage actor.
“In terms of number of movies, I’ve been in an extraordinary amount,” Shawn told HuffPost Entertainment during a recent interview. “If you count only the minutes I’m onscreen, it’s not so long.”
Shawn adds a few more minutes to his tally in “Admission,” the new comedy-drama out Friday with Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in starring roles. Shawn plays the dean of admissions at Princeton University, making him Fey’s boss. “It’s very magnificent,” Shawn said of co-starring in the film, before adding, “this is above my pay grade, as they say.”