Wegman has said that his inspiration comes from working with a dog for years, truly knowing the dog's personality — he referred to Battina as "the most droll" of his dogs.
"He was like, 'I've thrown parents in the pool before, don't make me throw you,'" says Tony, adopting a hangdog look and mimicking Murray in the lowest, most droll voice possible.
But probably most droll of all is AFI President Bob Gazzale, who explains to the crowd that Spielberg & Co. aren't present because they're in Virginia, "shooting Lincoln".
Le Bec-Fin Aside from Ben Franklin, Georges Perrier may be the most celebrated and droll celebrity this city has seen over the years.
(Scott) 'Safe' (R, 1 34) Jason Statham — limber, dapper and droll, the most appealing action star out there at the moment — is underserved once again, with this clattery vehicle from Boaz Yakin.
In 31 seasons at Penn State, Rose, 56, has always done things different from most, reflected in his droll, straight-faced sarcasm and his penchant for sweats, swear words and cigars.
Though he can fall into the language of a devotee's cant ("a powerful sense of nowness," "I was in the cup, I was sticky with melon"), Parks is for the most part an aware, droll and intelligent guide to both his woe and to his salvation from it.
Most recently, he was darkly droll in the BBC Radio 4 series When the Dog Dies.
Jenkins has provided some droll dialogue, but most scenes consist of solo or dueling monologues.
She is endearingly open about her vulnerabilities, superstitions, love tangles and defeats and is adept at droll asides ("The most direct result of reading Gone With the Wind again is that I have become more assiduous about using hand cream"), which makes it hard to believe she reads quite as literally as she claims to do.
Working from the droll premise that most of us are stage-struck hams at heart, Lovesey rolls out satirical character sketches of a flamboyant copper who "makes a song and dance out of anything," an aristocratic trustee who stages amateur shows on the lawn of his stately home, and Diamond's own superior officer, anxious about her debut in her opera society's production of "Sweeney Todd".
