[GunRunner]

I doubt a lot of these are authentic, but I do know that #22 is real, with Oliver Reed dissing Jack Nickolson. Oliver Reed was one of those rare nutcase drunks who had real talent. Reed was at one time the highest paid actor in Britain, but no one remembers him much nowadays. A real alpha male who could drink you under the table and then beat the whole bar at arm wrestling.

Drinking finally killed him.

Interesting to hear Harris insult Michael Caine, as I doubt Harris was sober for long enough at any point of his life to form an impression. I met Caine in Austin years ago when they were filming Miss Congeniality and found him to be a gentleman. One of my favorite actors of all time too.

[Mears]

Richard Harris’s “MacArthur Park” made me love him forever.

.

.

[Secret Agent Man]

i have always wondered why we admire people for doing incredibly stupid things likemheavy drinking. why rinking a lot of poison, ‘holding your drink’, is a defining act of manliness. it’s damn idiotic. especially when drinking actually then goes and kills the guy. what the hell is so admirable about that?

[Yaelle]

My friend worked on set with Jack Nicholson and he was as much of an a-hole as everyone says. In his biggest star days he lorded it. Sometimes a scene goes well but it must be done again just for the lighting guys. Many even big names will stay and do it again. Jack just said in his smarmy, shaky voice, “I’m Jack Nicholson, I dont doooo that,”and walked off set.

I’m sorry he has Alzheimer’s but he wasn’t that good of a person.