Posted on 04/20/2003 3:37:33 PM PDT by lilylangtree
John Malkovich knows the French better than most Americans, having lived in Aix-en-Provence for years with his wife, Nicoletta Peyran, and their two children. But as much as he loves his adopted land, he thinks the French have forfeited their right to suggest what the new Iraq should look like.
"Why should America listen to what France now has to say?" Malkovich asked the other day. "The French say that everybody else has a self-interest (in Iraq)," Malkovich said. "But none is more obvious than theirs. And they're absolutely blind to it. Sometimes ignoring other countries is the right response," said Malkovich. "I don't really care what Arab countries think. I don't trust them. I don't really care what a lot of European countries say. I've lived in Europe for years. I have a lot of dear friends there. But if you talk about politics, I want to say, if they're so smart, why Franco? Why totalitarianism? Why fascism? Where is your humility? I just think they should be curious about their own regimes."
Now, stop with the spooky stare, will ya?
He's definitely on our side.
Regards, Ivan
Tidbits about the two best actors in Hollywood today, IMO:
Billy Bob Thorton
Sure, I envy Billy Bob Thornton for plucking Angelina Jolie in her prime . . . but folks, this red-blooded American -- now filming "The Alamo" in Texas -- never stood taller in my eyes than the day he heard a radio report that our brave, sand-blasted troops in Iraq needed baby wipes because they can't always shower. Billy Bob and crew cleaned out ever' dang store near their location, bought a truckload of wipes and shipped them to our troops with a giant card that read: "God bless you! Come back safe . . . we ALL support you!"
Harvey Keitel
Outspoken screen tough guy Harvey Keitel - a former Marine and damn proud of it - says everyone whould serve in the military. "I don't believe we should have volunteer armed forces," dclared the star of "reservoir Dogs," "The Grey ZOne" and 77 other pictures."I believe everyone should serve. I don't think we should leave it for the other guy to fight America's wars. It robs our young men of vital experience," the actor told an interviewer.
"You cannot be I-Am-Somebody.com, stay home, and let someone else fight your war for you.
"I don't see how a young man can have an identity that he can respect without being aware that it's necessary for him to stand up and defend the liberties that he cherishes."
Keitel, 63, discovered that the Marine Corps really does build men "A lot of the strengths I learned as a young Marine recruit, that spirit and ability to endure, have served me well in life."
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/75307p-69575c.html
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"Why should America listen to what France now has to say?" Malkovich asked when we spoke to him the other day. The actor is the first to admit that President Bush could have handled the diplomatic end better. At the same time, he believes President Jacques Chirac's opposition to the U.S.-led coalition is "highly cynical and arrogant." "The French say that everybody else has a self-interest [in Iraq]," Malkovich said. "But none is more obvious than theirs. And they're absolutely blind to it." "Sometimes ignoring other countries is the right response," said Malkovich. "I don't really care what Arab countries think. I don't trust them. "I don't really care what a lot of European countries say. I've lived in Europe for years. I have a lot of dear friends there. But if you talk about politics, I want to say, if they're so smart, why Franco? Why totalitarianism? Why fascism? Where is your humility? I just think they should be curious about their own regimes." The 6-foot-2 actor told us, "My father was a soldier. My uncle was a soldier. And the reason - and one can't say this enough - that our parents fought and died for things is so that people can get up and shoot off their mouths about things they don't know f---all about. About things they don't know the end result about, where they're just guessing." With a new comedy, "Johnny English," in the can (it's out in Europe, look for it here in July), Malkovich marks his directorial debut this month with "The Dancer Upstairs," about a detective (Javier Bardem) on the hunt for a Shining-Path-style South American terrorist leader. |
Even when they are on our side, I still hate that they are given a special forum, as if their opinion weighs more than any other.
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