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Post by Ginger on Jun 12, 2005 13:53:05 GMT -4
When he first became famous and was doing interviews for LA Confidential, a reporter from India interviewed him and was puzzled as to why Russell kept talking about all of the Indian cab drivers in Sydney. Russell hadn't established a pattern of behavior yet, so the reporter was just like, "Uh, whatever..."
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Post by cliniqua on Jun 12, 2005 14:01:55 GMT -4
The 'coconut' thing might have been him thinking he could because he's part Maori - like 1/16th or something, on his Mom's side, supposedly. Whatever Crusty...it's still offensive.
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Post by Neurochick on Jun 12, 2005 20:47:46 GMT -4
I doubt he'll be able to, but it'll be fun to watch. One thing struck me about his 'Inside the Actors Studio,' (which I only saw a little bit of), he looked down at his lap the entire time, and didn't seem at all, the charismatic and entertaining man that he pretends to be in various interview sessions. . Maybe he was just checking his stuff. I hope the man he threw the telephohne at sues him big time. If Rusty's not careful he'll keep this up and end up like Michael Jackson or something.
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Post by mostlyharmless on Jun 13, 2005 15:08:44 GMT -4
From IMDB today:
All we need now is for WOTW to bomb and the studios will realise that people care about the type of actor they give money to. Maybe they'll start putting morality clauses back into contracts.
In a seperate news article they say he's claiming he pulled some strings to get preferential treatment:
I'm sure that will go down VERY well with the judge...
For someone who thinks he's the greatest actor ever he can't even act repentant for a few days to save his career and reputation. Way to go dumbass!
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Post by colette on Jun 13, 2005 15:14:08 GMT -4
I don't know how it went down with the judge, but it went down very poorly with the NYPD. They've already released statements saying that Rus didn't get special treatment.
Jackass. When your cop buddy does you a favor, think for a moment before thanking him on national TV. What a fricking idiot.
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Post by mostlyharmless on Jun 13, 2005 15:23:01 GMT -4
He's not the sharpest blade on the penknife, is he?
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Post by cliniqua on Jun 13, 2005 15:35:20 GMT -4
OMG....the blathering IDIOT(!!)
-- what have I been saying...WHAT. HAVE I BEEN SAYING?!
I got friends -- I know a few people who made a few calls....For the luv of Geebus on a swizzle stick, it's the EGO I tell ya...even from the confines of his 'deep dark well,' we see that his true nature, the egomaniacal arrogant nutjob STILL dominates.
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Post by foxfair on Jun 13, 2005 16:38:45 GMT -4
As I would have said when I was 6, Colette: no duh!
Also, as for Cinderella Man's bad numbers, it's not necessarily down to fans staying away for moral (i.e. that Rusty is a bullying jerk, I'm not going to see his film!) - it could also be down to the public getting sick of Ron Howard's faux-prestigious tripe. That's what I hope is the case, anyway.
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Post by cliniqua on Jun 13, 2005 18:19:29 GMT -4
I agree Foxfair, add to that the obvious. Why, when the world, seems to be teetering on the edge of some awful precipice, when most of the world loathes this country, when gas is close to 2 and a half bucks a gallon, when we're in a war we can't seem to extricate ourselves from, when they're slashing back social programs...WHY does Ron Howard think we want to see a depression era film about an indigent boxer who loses his kids temporarily, cuz he's to poor to feed them....during THE SUMMER? Duh-uh-uh-UH.
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Post by dool on Jun 14, 2005 2:27:49 GMT -4
I could be wrong about this but I'd suggest he does have Australian citizenship because of his child and he also owns several properties in Australia (these could be under the Nutcrackers name though). He can also retain his New Zealand citizenship even if he becomes an Australian citizen.
The racism doesn't surprise me in the least, I'm sorry to say. He makes a habit of making idiotic and racist comments on Australian talk back radio in his down time. He's made statements on a particular right wing talk back show about Schappelle Corby who was convicted of smuggling 4kg of pot into Indonesia.
Fuckbucket was off the opinion that the MILLIONS of dollars collected in aid for the TSUNAMI (which affected more places than Indonesia, arse clown) should have been used as a form of leverage for getting Australian 'pretty' women out of international prisons. Shameful. And willfully ignorant - the two issues are UNRELATED. Sure, intimate knowledge of international relations in the Asia pacific region are probably a bit of a reach for any actors, but logic alone dictates that the people devestated by A NATURAL DISASTER have no baring on the Corby case and shouldn't be denied $ to rebuild their lives.
Further proof of his idiocy.
Yes, and people love him for it whether it's rational or not. George could fax his performance in, for Christs sake, and I'd STILL be more inclined to pay to see it. Fuckbucket hasn't gotten a cent outta me in years, and I used to like him.
Yes it is and a horribly inarticulate one at that. He's just fucking stupid - he's had MONTHS to formulate a response and that's the best he can do? 1000 monkeys at 1000 typewriters...etc...
I believe it's called an ENDORSEMENT and it occurs all the time. Pimping a film is a form of endorsement. Even Fuckbucket has had to suck on it and do print ads. I know it's been said before, but he's so annoying - the arse clown continually works for Ron Howard who shilled for AMex! Why doesn't ANYONE question his bullshit?!
OT: Australia is so out of the loop where donut variations are concerned. Krullers sound ACE!
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