Posted by Pseudo at spider-tr012.proxy.aol.com on April 06, 2001 at 20:50:07:
In Reply to: Question about working with legends. posted by Selleck Schloss, Ltd. on April 06, 2001 at 19:24:01:
...especially to the point where I frequently mention his name up to 3 times in one sentence. Seriously though, he's a good actor, and Die Hard was great. I also wouldn't call Ben Affleck a legend, although he some day might be...he's started strong so far. Long way since the days of Voyage of the Mimi. I had to watch that shit in 5th and 6th grade. George Carlin is very funny...and he's foul-mouthed, which comedy kind of has to be. He and Conan O'Brien are my favorite comedians, although there are many more that I find hilarious.
: One minute you're a low-down convenience store clerk who finds himself faking that he's a film director with a movie which laughs at life as a low-down convenience store clerk. The next minute, you're being paid to direct a film you wrote which boasts Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Alan Rickman, George Carlin, Alan Rickman and Ben Affleck. That's got to make one stop and reflect every now and again.
: Think about it: you'd now be on at least a nodding aquaintance with each of the aforementioned. Funny now to think back on how different your life was back when Rickman first convinced us all (in a suspension of disbelief kinda way) that he really was Hans Gruber.
: Ever rewatach Die Hard or Robin Hood-Prince of Thieves (or Truly, Madly, Deeply while we're on the subject) just to see how these films play now that you have a better sense of person inhabiting those roles?