“I saw that it was completely chaotic and confusing, I didn’t bother reading it, I read little bits and said, ‘yeah sure’.” Play an icon like Bob Dylan? Suuure, why not. Christian Bale says he didn’t bother reading Todd Haynes’ “I’m Not There” script in full when he signed on for the role. Now the press loves to make a mountain of this, but don’t forget he’s worked with the director before and likely has implicit faith in his work. The characteristically thorough Bale had someone teach him how to play guitar and sing for the role as well. [UK Press Association]
“Had I known I was supposed to be a puppy dog, I would have been much more cute and more consistently attentive. My apologies, Eva, but I had a few other scenes that you weren’t in. This puppy dog had a lot of work to do.” Joaquin Phoenix hits back at “We Own The Night” co-star Eva Mendes who said working with the notoriously difficult actor was like “working with a puppy dog or a 2-year-old.” [PR Inside]
“Oh, [you mean], Wacko Phoenix!” – Mendes wasn’t the only one to have problems with Phoenix. ‘Night’ co-star Robert Duvall also had sarcastic words for the fastidious actor. [Inquirer.Net]
“Wacko? It takes one to know one (laughter). This is the guy who talks to me about steak, lobster and tango before we do a serious scene. Then, he just hits it! There’s nothing of that serious actor-getting-into-it bullsh-t!” – Phoenix ends up giving a compliment to Duvall on his ability to fuck around on set and then turn around and nail a scene in a heartbeat. The sad part of all these controversies? None of it is compelling enough to make us want to go out and see “We Own The Night.”
“Once, he got into a vicious fight with his wife and was so filled with remorse that he throws himself down this huge flight of stairs…breaking his collarbone the day before we were supposed to play on Top of the Pops.” – The Who’s Roger Daltrey has all these great Keith Moon stories, but still no word on the Keith Moon biopic. Maybe not a bad thing though, the choice of Mike Meyers to play the wildman drummer was dreadful. [TONY]
“Whenever I see someone with an iPod – with those little fucking ear buds stuck in their head — I want to take it and smash it or steal it. I hate everything about it, especially since it says ‘Designed In California’ on the back. It’s fucking gay. It sounds like shit.”- Suffice to say Mickey Melchiondo, aka “Dean Ween” of Ween won’t be applying for a job at Apple anytime soon nor feted by GLAAD. Ween’s new album is called La Cucaracha and if you’ve downloaded it illegally they fucking hate you. [AV/Club]
