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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
a) How is Renner 40?
b) What EVER happened to Renner v 1.0, Devon Sawa?
favorite part – last minute of the interview
most interesting part – he only watched 5 movies this year
Kidding aside, this interview RUUUUUUUUUUUUUULED.
Only ever really seen Renner on late-night shows where he mostly just played “good sport,” so this was a fun watch, seeing just how seriously he takes his craft and thinking through every answer, sometimes seeming a little prickly even but always delivering an interesting response.
GOOD INTERVIEW.
Nice interview, but damn I thought for sure you were going to get some solid info about The Master out of him.
I adore Jeremy Renner !!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where can I find the text of this interview?
If I watch this and the PTA project isn’t even approached, I’ll be very annoyed.
I’ve watched probably 15 or 20 DP/30’s in the last few weeks. Sometimes future projects are not discussed and often noteworthy past projects are overlooked. You can only cover so much ground in 30 minutes and DP probably lets the conversation flow organically to a certain degree. Not everything you’d like to see discussed will get covered. Overall, I think DP does a really great job and almost all of them have been a treat to listen to. There’s even a drinking game: do a shot every time he makes an Armageddon 2 joke.
No excuses. Having sat through this rather by-the-numbers interview, it’s clear there were numerous opportunities for a question about or segue into the P.T. Anderson project and why it stalled. Of course, I’ve never sensed that Poland reveres Anderson or his work as much as most other cinephiles, so it may just not have interested him.
No excuses? Wow. You’re a tough customer. Maybe Renner knows as much as we do. He didn’t say much about The Avengers either. I would have loved a question or two about Jesse James. Oh well. I still enjoyed it.
I’ll admit that I am indeed a tough customer, and I really feel it’s a no-brainer that the Master question is one on a lot of people’s minds. Maybe Renner asked beforehand that Poland avoid asking questions about it, but i somehow doubt it. I’m not sure why I felt far less enthusiastic toward this interview than the one with John Hawkes, which is essentially another look at an “I’m just a regular guy who loves to work” actor. But I suppose Hawkes just exudes a warmth, humor and honesty that seems lacking from Renner. Either way, I admire both guys and wish them both the best of luck. I just wish these interviews dug a little deeper or colored outside the lines, however slightly.
Thanks for this great interview.
I remember watching two of Jeremy’s Modesto Junior College theater productions and regional theater, I can say without a doubt that Jeremy deserves all his success. He’s one hell of a nice guy that hasn’t forgotten where he came from.
As far as I know, The Master is not funded at the moment. Maybe I should have asked if he is disappointed that the film is on hold, but I don’t think asking him for info on the film is what we were there to talk about, unless he chose to go there. Regardless, you watched the interview… how much discussion do you think JR would have indulged in about a film on which he’s not yet working?
I was surprised by myself that in the chat with Mark Ruffalo, I never asked about The Hulk. But we had plenty to talk about that I thought was interesting without kicking that tire. Had it be a 90 minute interview, surely I would have gotten to it.
For me, Keil, your last comment tells me that I got where I wanted with those interviews. I don’t know what “deeper or outside the lines” means exactly, but my goal, wherever these chats go – and they go a wide variety of places, I think – my first objective is to get to the person under the image of the person. 30 minutes allows someone to relax – not always quickly… not always ever – and I think you start to get a sense of who they are. For me, it’s not about the questions or even the answers always, so much as how the interviewee approaches questions or answers.
My interviews are not exactly like anyone else’s I know of, for better or worse.
Fair enough. I’m just really depressed at the thought of another year without a new PTA film. š
HE’S A GREAT ACTOR AND I REALLY ENJOY THE PART WHERE I DOESN’T FEEL BEING IN THE SOUP. I LOVE HIS LAUGH, IT’S BEAUTIFUL HAHA!
Valery, I left my keys in that box of IEDs. Can you go get them for me? Thanks.
Hey Renner seems like an ULTRA SERIOUS DUDE who’d be EASILY pissed off, but how come no one ever asks him about his Reality TV gig on that IT FACTOR show? It chronicled his Dahmer-era as an up-and-coming actor. So, yeah, not exactly like he was on BIG BROTHER 5 or something, but still… Surpassed Jacinda Barrett as most successful actor to have ever appeared on reality TV?
LexG,
IT FACTOR: LA and NYC were terrific. I have LA’s season on video. A show like that could never be done today without looking completely fake and scripted.
I think is a great interwiew,in this case Jeremy L. fells comfortable and the questions and answers go easily.So thanks for your video from Spain,Bss.:)