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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” ā some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it ā I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury ā he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” ā and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging ā I was with her at that moment ā she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy namedā” “Yeah, sure ā you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that Iām on the phone with you now, after all thatās been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didnāt seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. Thereās not a case of that. He wasnāt using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had ā if that were what the accusation involved ā the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. Iām not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, āYou know, itās not this, itās thatā? Because ā let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. TimesĀ piece, thatās what it lacked. Thatās what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
It may not add up in his “worth”, but it adds up for how many family members he’s supporting (and inflationary post-oscar ego-greed).
he deserves a whoopin’ from his granny for being that grabby. who’s the other guy you allude to?
If I could have 5% of that, I would be happy for the rest of my life.
Despite all of this, we must agree that Jamie Foxx has a damn nice ass.
The other guy, as a glance at IMDB will tell you, is Edward Norton. He and Brando worked together in The Score.
My first thought when I read the piece, though, was that it may be Val Kilmer. They were both in The Island of Dr. Moreau, and they’re both notoriously difficult. I do wonder what that set was like.
What the hell is it about this site that encourages so much talk about guys’ asses?
Eric, I thought Val Kilmer as well. Until I remembered
a Rolling Stone article that had Kilmer mentioning
how much he liked Brando and how they were friends.
Norton on the other hand; gets to wear a really
pretty mask in Kingdom of Heaven. GO NORTON!
Great article on Foxx. Interesting to see if he blows his career’s good will the way Vin Diesel nearly did after the first “Fast.” It’d be a shame because before the “Ray” gun, Jamie really made an impression in a lot of good parts. Go way back to “Bait” and “Great White Hype” and see how remarkable his comic timing is.
Foxx’s ‘demands’ seem far fetched…well even more far fetched than what I’ve read other stars ask for before…But what do I know? I work for $11 an hour…Not like I know the value of money or anything.
But the difference between other celebrities like, oh say, Tom Cruise or someone in that vein, is that Jamie Foxx hasn’t deserved any of that stuff he’s asking for yet.
I am adament that he did not deserve his Oscar for “Ray” (or to be nominated… at least for Ray. He deserved a Best Actor nod for Collateral but we all know what happened THERE) and I find him annoying and waaay too cocky.
I mean, as Poland wrote, he has ONE $100mil grosser (and it was just that, $100mil) and an Oscar that he won purely because the man he was portraying died just before the film’s release.
I mean, I doubt that outside of the african-american demographic, he’s much of a box-office draw. Just see his pre-Collateral stuff (and even that movie was sold on Tom Cruise as a villain) where he was the main star (so cancel our Any Given Sunday and Ali). You get a few Breakin’ All The Rules’.
This one is particularly funny:
“Exec Producer credit for his personal managers”
At least we wont need to hear him do that annoying Ray Charles singalong thing ever again.
And onto the next item. Not only did the actor (for Kingdom of Heaven) not get along with Brando… he’s also young. Surely that cancels out Val Kilmer nowadays doesn’t it?
Did Johnny Depp and Mr. Brando get along on the set of Don Juan DeMarco AND The Brave…?
Ed Norton is the King of Jerusalem.Empire magazine in the UK did a long feature a little while ago on the movie, and captioned a picture of the guy in the mask as that. What i want to know is who’s the older, more established star already signed to Dreamgirls (working for back-end, in the Oscar grabbing role etc). My guess from the ‘talking animal’ gag is Eddie Murphy, but it doesn’t seem like his kind of gig i.e. it’s not rubbish. Anyone else have any thoughts?
depp became good friends with brando during filming of don juan.
It’s deals like this that makes me miss the studio system, and yes I know it was very flawed. When 80% or more of your peers are out of work then as an actor they should be happy they’re employed. Plus it seems that as soon as they get one of these deals the quality of work seems to drop significanly.
The guy made Booty Call and Bait and he’s looking for this much? His agents are dreaming.
Hm, as much as I love to rag on actors and their insanities (see J.Lo) I think it really comes down to the work. When Foxx starts doing shitty work, I’ll start complaining. But as long as he keeps giving oscar-worthy performances (which Ray and Collateral both were) I’ll keep tuning in. The rest of the stuff is beside the point, until they start sucking. (stealth?)
i think his obscene demands are funny. lets see if the studio has any balls. i think we can chalk up colleterals box office to cruise. ray to a great performance. what else has he done thats made money?
He should try to get as much as possible.. This is bussiness. If someebody is willing to give the man all that (and then some…) it’s just good for him. BUT this will stop the minute some excecutive realises that he have no international appeal
Even though it went over-budget, I’m guessing that when all was said and done, Any Given Sunday made money. Not that Foxx really had anything to do with that.
If he gets them to concede to his demands then he was right. If it gets to his head and hes making Bait type movies (Stealth anyone?) in two years we’ll know he was out of his mind.
Maybe he has something better to do at that time?
Maybe he doesn’t really want to do Dreamgirls and will only do it if they offer him all that?
His stock is as high as it can be right now so he might as well ask for everything he can get. I doubt that the role is better than his Ray Charles role. I don’t think he will ever get anything as good as that.
He has an Oscar, now he needs to cash in.
What exactly does “Department Head Approval” mean, and why would an actor want it?
Being an actor is not like being a pro athlete. He’ll have high earning power for another 20 years. His shelf life isn’t two years. If he alienates the decision makers and has a few non hits in a row then I think Mr Foxx will be begging for roles like this.
hes an actor who should be thanking his lucky stars that sandler turned down collateral and ray charles died.
I’ve been saying all along that Jamie only won because Ray died. If Ray hadn’t of died then Clint would’ve won… (not that I wanna get into that again).
Maybe Foxx thinks THIS musical is too, well, gay for him.
…but, it’s still ludicrous
Guys – its CLEARLY Will Smith in the blind item, NOT Eddie Murphy. The talking animal bit threw us all off, but lets not forget about other suggestions in the article – he’s a BIGGER star than Foxx, HE’S the one up for Oscar contention, he earns over 20 MILLION DOLLARS a picture and will be taking a paycut for the film. Let’s not forget also that Will Smith was a voice in Shark Tale.
heeeence, I’m saying that the article is suggesting that, in fact, Will Smith is set to play Curtis Taylor Jr. š
the thing is this. foxx plays second bananas well. will plays leads. see ali for proof.
Collateral is a lead, isn’t it?
It can be argued that Foxx was the lead in Collateral. Just like you can argue that he has the lead in Miami Vice. He’s a good actor. Who has done some great off beat things. Be interesting to see what his next few choices will be. Will he go for the money or go for the parts.