Posted on 04/15/2005 8:04:06 AM PDT by r5boston
Gérard Depardieu took his reputation as a bon viveur to the limit this week in an apparently drunken outburst on national television.
Giving what was arguably his best on-screen performance in some time, the 56-year-old appeared on this week's edition of the cultural talk show Ça balance à Paris to promote his new cookery book, Ma cuisine.
Apparently angered by a criticism of the book from fellow guest and journalist Martin Monestier, Depardieu launched into a vicious verbal attack, repeatedly calling Monestier "un abruti" (a prat). Monestier responded with good humour, saying, "You're quite right, it's good to get things off your chest. You can even use some other words if you like." Unfortunately, Depardieu was only too happy to take him up on the offer, adding that he was also a "tête de lard" just a few moments later.
Despite attempts by Michel Field, the show's visibly embarrassed presenter, to restore some order, Depardieu continued to slur his way through an incoherent verbal attack on critics. "I don't like critics. I like critics when they are right. When they are positive ... Or even negative ..."
(Excerpt) Read more at belfasttelegraph.co.uk ...
He must have been drunk .. it is "du lard" not "de lard" , no?
There but for the grace of God . . . .
I dunno what it means, but iffen he called me that back home, them's fighten words!...........
An actor of Depardieu's class deserves the occasional folly. I can forgive him much after the skilled beauty of his Cyrano...
Nobody calls me a prat and lives!
I read this and it doesn't sound like he was that incoherent, or that bad.
Hmmm, a cookbook? It's probably written in French :(
Depardieu is disliked because he is NOT PC. Anyone remember some of the things he's said in the past. There was one that basically cost him his career in America.
The literaly translation is bacon head. lol
I'm a bacon head.
Must be.
Everyone calls me a pig.
It was memorable.
Bacon head? Hey, that's my best friend they're talkin' 'bout!
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what on earth IS that?
Orson Welles, presumably having taken a drop of what he's pitching.
Must not make inappropriate joke .... Must not make inappropriate joke .... Must not make inappropriate joke .... Must not make inappropriate joke ....
You're kidding! I had no idea he'd played with Malkoivch in any Dumas stories. I think I'll have to do a hunt on Amazon....cheers for the tip!
Only his boots and hat.
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