We've had enough of the generals and movie stars. We want to hear about the ordinary people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.
I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally.
The point at which we worked with some of these actors, they weren't really stars yet. Nicolas Cage was not a big star when we did Raising Arizona. A lot of these people were also virtually unknown, too, when we worked with them first.
I want to encourage the non-star, low-profile film, and maybe we've got a chance.
Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops.
I'm largely interested in people who are just great actors, and they're not necessarily hugely famous.
I'm not sure I'm the sort of actor people are hugely interested in finding out an awful lot about.
Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
Those who have accomplished great things in the world have been, as a rule, bold, aggressive, and self-confident. They dared to step out from the crowd and act in an original way. They were not afraid to be generals.
Maybe it took a little time, or we're a little late, but finally we're recognizing that international stars are fantastic. They're the greatest actors in the world, and few people know that.