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LOST CITY RAIDERS
I had a wonderful time filming Lost City Raiders in South Africa. It was my first trip there, and the
country is very beautiful. I played a nasty guy, (I do A LOT of those) but had a great experience.
STAR TREK
It has been a looong time since I worked on a huge budget movie. The scale of the movie is
incredible, and J.J. Abrams has done a wonderful job in breathing new life into the franchise. I
predict Star Trek will be a monster hit, and I am very happy for the talented, younger cast for their
committed intent to bring fresh energy to some of the most widely loved, iconic characters from the
original TV series. AND I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to proudly wear my rubber Vulcan
ears! Ears Long and Prosper!
I had a fantastic time at the premiere of Star Trek. My daughter, Lauren, flew in from New York to
accompany me down what was, in fact, a BLACK carpet. I had seven close friends in the limo. We
all enjoyed the ride to the theater and raided the bar shamelessly. Oh...and we liked the movie too.
Afterward, there was a party in a huge converted warehouse; great food, great company and great
music. Then back at my hotel, we danced like dervishes and made too much noise until it was time
for my friends to go home.
On a musical front, I met Claude J. Woods of the Earth Wind and Fire Experience recently when he
played a club in Sofia. We got talking because he is a Trekker! I asked him if he knew Purple Rain
and this is what happened. Incredible! I hope you love his voice as much as I do.
If you want to hear some wonderful original songs from Claude, then check out his My Space page.
WHEN NIETZSCHE WEPT
I am extremely proud of this film although the budget constraints meant it had no chance of
achieving greatness. Armand Assante is wonderful as Nietzsche, and it was a huge pleasure to
watch him give flesh to a very complex character. He had been reading Nietzsche's work since the
age of 19 and had a book from that time in which he had underlined a speech which was included as
part of his dialogue. Spooky, huh? I wish I were offered more roles like Josef Breuer. They demand a
great deal of work.
PROJECTS IN THE WORKS
I have been offered a couple of movies which, when they are done deals, I will reveal more here.
They are both very different from each other, one comedy and one horror/humour, and I like this a
lot. Watch this space....
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Billboard Post - September 2007
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