"......he most eyebrow-raising part of the article comes further down, where it looks as if Kilmer is claiming to have the backing of Richardson."
"..............I understand it more. It’s an actor’s job. A guy who’s lived through the horror of Vietnam has not spent his life preparing his mind for it. He’s some punk. Most guys were borderline criminal or poor, and that’s why they got sent to Vietnam. It was all the poor, wretched kids who got beat up by their dads, guys who didn’t get on the football team, couldn’t finagle a scholarship. They didn’t have the emotional equipment to handle that experience. But this is what an actor trains to do. I can more effectively represent that kid in Vietnam than a guy who was there."
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Here is another on Kilmer.
Well, that clinches it. He’s officially an idiot. And a self absorbed one at that.