Film director Francis Ford Coppola has attacked three of the biggest stars in Hollywood, denouncing them for being lazy and uninterested in taking risks.http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2193332,00.html
Coppola told GQ magazine that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro - both in his Godfather trilogy - and Jack Nicholson had been spoilt by success and lost the fire that had made them raging bulls.
"I met both Pacino and De Niro when they were really on the come," he said. "They were young and insecure. Now Pacino is very rich, maybe because he never spends any money; he just puts it in his mattress. De Niro was deeply inspired by Zoetrope [Coppola's studio] and created an empire and is wealthy and powerful. Nicholson was - when I met him and worked with him - he was always kind of a joker. He's got a little bit of a mean streak. He's intelligent, always wired in with the big guys and the big bosses of the studios. I don't know what any of them want any more ... Pacino always wanted to do theatre ... [He] will say, 'Oh, I was raised next to a furnace in New York, and I'm never going to go to LA,' but they all live off the fat of the land."
Coppola's own career has been largely dormant since finishing the Godfather trilogy in 1990. He has a new film, Youth Without Youth, due out this year but has spent much of the intervening time concentrating on his California vineyard and a luxury resort he owns in Belize.
He said that the stars had been eclipsed by younger actors. "A guy like [Spaniard] Javier Bardem is excited to do something good: 'Let me do this' or 'I'll put stuff in my mouth, change my appearance.' I don't feel that kind of passion to do a role and be great coming from those guys ...
"I think if there was a role that De Niro was hungry for, he would come after it. I don't think Jack would. Jack has money and influence and girls, and I think he's a little bit like Brando, except Brando went through some tough times."
Coppola has the name and the rep, and he's done a lot for up and comers, but bitch really shouldn't be questioning peoples' careers. He hasn't made a worthwhile movie since like the early 80s. Pacino and De Niro have been hit or miss since the early 80s, but at least they have done some good and great work.I agree. This reaks of extreme pot-calling-kettle-black syndrome. :lol
Nicholson? Who the fuck does Coppola think he is? Nicholson still does killer roles. If Nicholson shows up to do a movie today, chances are he's going to fucking rule in it. Maybe he doesn't work as often, but gee, dude has been acting since the FUCKING 50s. Gee, Coppola, maybe after a HALF CENTURY of acting, you want to slow down a bit and not be in movies every year?
Coppola could get fucked. Asshole should caligula himself for giving birth to one of the biggest hacks out there, too.
Coppola has the name and the rep, and he's done a lot for up and comers, but bitch really shouldn't be questioning peoples' careers. He hasn't made a worthwhile movie since like the early 80s. Pacino and De Niro have been hit or miss since the early 80s, but at least they have done some good and great work.
Nicholson? Who the fuck does Coppola think he is? Nicholson still does killer roles. If Nicholson shows up to do a movie today, chances are he's going to fucking rule in it. Maybe he doesn't work as often, but gee, dude has been acting since the FUCKING 50s. Gee, Coppola, maybe after a HALF CENTURY of acting, you want to slow down a bit and not be in movies every year?
Coppola could get fucked. Asshole should caligula himself for giving birth to one of the biggest hacks out there, too.
Theres a lot of truth in what he says, but in reality, it comes off sounding like a man who hasnt made a decent movie in several decade, and who probably couldnt get any of those 3 to star in a movie of his now.
Basically, sour grapes.
Theres a lot of truth in what he says, but in reality, it comes off sounding like a man who hasnt made a decent movie in several decade, and who probably couldnt get any of those 3 to star in a movie of his now.
Basically, sour grapes.
Yeah, basically.
Out of those three names, I would only say that MAYBE Pacino is accurate. In the cases of De Niro and Nicholson, they've done so many great roles throughout the seventies that they deserve a chance to take it easy.
Theres a lot of truth in what he says, but in reality, it comes off sounding like a man who hasnt made a decent movie in several decade, and who probably couldnt get any of those 3 to star in a movie of his now.
Basically, sour grapes.
Yeah, basically.
Out of those three names, I would only say that MAYBE Pacino is accurate. In the cases of De Niro and Nicholson, they've done so many great roles throughout the seventies that they deserve a chance to take it easy.
wtf
deniro is the worst of the three while the other two are actually still acting nowadays.
Stardust was one of the years best movies and De Niro gave a fantastic performance in it.Theres a lot of truth in what he says, but in reality, it comes off sounding like a man who hasnt made a decent movie in several decade, and who probably couldnt get any of those 3 to star in a movie of his now.
Basically, sour grapes.
Yeah, basically.
Out of those three names, I would only say that MAYBE Pacino is accurate. In the cases of De Niro and Nicholson, they've done so many great roles throughout the seventies that they deserve a chance to take it easy.
wtf
deniro is the worst of the three while the other two are actually still acting nowadays.
Wasn't De Niro in Stardust? Wasn't that released this year?
And I can think of a lot more awesome roles De Niro was in than Pacino, even though they are both awesome.
Now now, boys, both De Niro and Pacino are terrible. I say De Niro gets slightly more credit because he was never in anything as wretched as Scarface.
Jack is the only unimpeachable of the three.
Now now, boys, both De Niro and Pacino are terrible. I say De Niro gets slightly more credit because he was never in anything as wretched as Scarface.
Jack is the only unimpeachable of the three.
De Niro was in Rocky and Bullwinkle, the Parents movies, the Analyze movies, Hide and Seek, shall I keep going?
All three have done their fair share of shit. Yes, Jack too.
I got Dracula on Blu Ray the other day. I mainly got it because it's a very good looking movie, probably a good HD showoff piece. I am kind of fond of it because it came out when I was like 12, so it was like the coolest thing ever back then. Now, well, it has Tom Waits, but it has A LOT of terrible acting. That might be Keanu Reeves' worst performance. *That* is saying something.
Oh, Tom Waits AND Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman is a total badass like 120% of the time.
Now now, boys, both De Niro and Pacino are terrible. I say De Niro gets slightly more credit because he was never in anything as wretched as Scarface.
Jack is the only unimpeachable of the three.
De Niro was in Rocky and Bullwinkle, the Parents movies, the Analyze movies, Hide and Seek, shall I keep going?
All three have done their fair share of shit. Yes, Jack too.
Jack's been in substantially less shit than either of the others. And Rocky and Bullwinkle is better than Scarface. Never seen the Parents movies as I have an aversion to Ben Stiller.
PD it doesn't transcend race. Most white guys I know thinks its meh to shitty.
Asshole should caligula himself for giving birth to one of the biggest hacks out there, too.
Jack's been in substantially less shit than either of the others.
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