Photos: My Favorite Room | Actor Eric Lange gets lost in his creative lab

A photograph of Eric Lange as Lyle Mitchell in “Escape at Dannemora” is displayed on the wall of the favorite room at his Sherman Oaks home.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Memorabilia are displayed on the walls of Eric Lange’s favorite room at his Sherman Oaks home.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

“The Country House” was Lange’s first Broadway play with Blythe Danner.

Says Lange: “I display memorabilia, books, pictures and mementos from parts I’ve played because when I get stuck or daunted about how I’m getting from A to Z with a character, I like having this full wall of examples of, ‘Look, you’ve done it before, it will come again.’ These things all reinforce that the process has worked in the past.”

Eric Lange is seen in a photograph with director Stephen Spielberg.

“I’m a very creative person by nature. I act, draw, paint, play the piano, sing and like design, so I wanted a space where I can just shut the door and all these creative endeavors can be fulfilled,” Lange says.

The bookshelf was designed with a giant space in the middle because having shelves all the way across felt too heavy for the room, Lange says. He didn’t want to give that spot to anything, so he made this sign symbolizing that he’s always looking for the next challenge.