Posted on 04/05/2018 12:24:48 PM PDT by ethom
If ever an actor radiated a liberal persona, it would be Robert De Niro
The 74-year-old Academy Award-winning actor made it clear in a recent interview with IndiWire that he’s not interested in hearing opposing views, has no use for the NRA and only cares about anti-gun high school kids.
Oh, and the virulent anti-Trump zealot slammed Roseanne.
Robert De Niro (L) and Meryl Streep (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for National Board of Review).
“The people that I care about are those young people who demonstrated,” said De Niro, speaking of the recent gun control efforts that featured some of the students from the Parkland, Fla., high school that was attacked by a crazed gunman.
“They’re the future,” he added. “They know. They say, ‘We’ll remember in November.’ They’re the ones that feel the way we do, not the way the gun lovers and the NRA do, with all that idiocy to the point of absurdity… The CDC can’t even do a study because the NRA stopped it. The CDC works for us! How can the NRA stop that? What kind of absurd logic is that?”
The actor had no issue with taking on roles throughout his career that feature gun violence, using the topic to imply an NRA member is a “total lunatic.”
“I could play somebody who’s a total lunatic,” De Niro said. “I could play somebody who’s a member of the NRA. It doesn’t mean I subscribe to that. That’s what an actor does.”
And while he doesn’t mind collecting a substantial paycheck for doing so, the liberal actor was clear he sees no need for talking with those who share a different point of view.
This was evident when he was asked about last week’s reboot of “Roseanne,” which drew over 25 million viewers — actress Roseann Barr has expressed support for the president, as does the character she plays on the show.
“I’ve never seen her show before, I didn’t know she was supporting Trump, but I have no interest in that,” De Niro responded. “We’re at a point with all of us this where it’s beyond trying to see another person’s point of view.”
This being Trump’s fault, of course.
“There are ways you can talk about that, but we’re at a point where the things that are happening in our country are so bad and it comes from Trump,” De Niro stated, before brushing off the popular reboot.
“There are so many people who have left his administration, it’s a serious thing. So I don’t care about Roseanne,” he said. “They want that thing, fine. We have real issues in this country.”
And why a conservative American would ever attend a film featuring this wingnut, essentially elevating his platform, is one of the world’s greatest mysteries.
This reaction on Twitter pretty much sums it all up when it comes to Hollywood:
“Whenever I respect someone in this industry, I always try to avoid learning about them as a person, because they always ruin it for me,” tweeted Alana Mastangelo.
I can sympathize. I’m beyond listening to Leftist Hollywood hypocrites.....the kind who are anti-gun yet have armed bodyguards and all sorts of other security most people can’t afford and made lots of money acting in films featuring guns and gun violence galore...the kind who preach about reducing carbon emissions yet live in mansions and ride in limos and private jets....the kind who preach tolerance yet are some of the most hateful ever toward anybody who doesn’t agree with their politics.
I’m sure Bob knows who I’m talking about.
You vill conform
He’s been compromised. Some invasion force entered his brain. Sad, he was such a good actor. Now, BANNED....
In other words, he has his fingers stuck in his ears and he’s going “lalalalala!”
This from a man who has the facial expression of being chronically constipated
Or, Bobby boy, you could just be yourself. Same difference! Now, shuddup and shine my shoes!
(Yes, I know that the 'shoe shine biy' was played by Joe Peschi, but close enough for my tastes.)
Maybe if he had finished High School he would have learned how much he does not know.
STFURD
Well fire the first shot a-hole.
Oh good I can stop listening to Robert De Niro.
DeNero has something to fear I think.
A refreshingly honest Liberal.
You either need to agree with us, or you need to die.
Few of the others are ever that candid.
Well, the masks are off....sit down and shut up! Imagine if we didn’t have our guns, how much worse would they be?
Where beyond giving a crap what the male Meryl Streep says. 19 million viewers say he’s wrong.
Seriously, DeNiro was pretty much good at parodying DeNiro (Meet The Parents, Analyze This, Midnight Run, etc.) No kidding: his five biggest hits were all self-parodies. Hell, Goodfellas is a bad movie except as a satire. Think about it and you’ll visualize Joe Pesci, the clown who acted in Home Alone, asking if he makes you laugh.
That’s not making a judgment against all the movies he was in, but let’s face it, “Taxi Driver” didn’t exactly showcase world-class acting. No. No, it didn’t. It showcased a funny-cool ad-lib (”You lookin’ at me?”), but not a great acting performance.
Maybe we will soon hear he is joining the Bruce/Caitlyn Wackadik Club.
All was good when they were tucking it up with the boy. Sick of his kind for sure I want to be in charge and make you eat dirt additudes
Bobby is a bedwetter. I’m beyond listening to his bullspit.
I so effing sick of these clowns. My wife and I simply refuse to see almost any movie made after 1985.
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That’s not necessary. The Koreans and Japanese make some wonderful films, and you’re not supporting Hollywood. :-)
He was overrated as an actor. Essentially he played one role again and again, a New York tough guy.
Much of his fan base was that he played a mobster and morons love mobsters.
The truth is, he is the uneducated son of a homosexual, who has no sign of intelligence. His movies are an embarrassment. He is a caricature of himself.
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