Posted on 09/11/2005 3:08:23 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim
Monday, 5 September 2005, 17:39 GMT 18:39 UK
Actor Crowe's message for America
Russell Crowe has launched his Depression-era film Cinderella Man at the Venice Film Festival saying the US cannot take its wealth for granted.
Crowe, 41, who plays boxer Jim Braddock and Renee Zellweger who plays his wife, both attended the European premiere.
He said: "A really important part of making this film is to remind America that the current abundance they are experiencing is not an absolute right."
The film got a lukewarm reception when it was released in the US in June.
It was also overshadowed by the Gladiator star's arrest after he allegedly threw a telephone at a porter in a New York hotel.
'Illuminating'
Reporters at the Cinderella Man press conference were told their microphones would be shut off if they asked any questions about the incident.
Crowe, who plays a father in the film, said he personally found fatherhood "the most illuminating and fantastic experience of my life".
"It's a thing I would recommend to everybody," he said.
The actor and his wife Danielle Spencer have a 20-month-old son named Charlie.
Zellweger, who plays Crowe's wife in the film, said it had been "wonderful" to play "a married couple who are unconditionally supportive to one another".
However, the Bridget Jones actress refused to make any parallels with her own four-month marriage to country singer Kenny Chesney.
I'm not sure I need a message from this guy.....
Jim must be an absolute A.H......jealousy gets you nowhere
He's right. Life is short... You never know if someone will throw a phone at your head and kill you.
Thank you, Mr. Drunken Brawler. As usual, your words are wise and appreciated. Now go throw something at somebody's head.
Groucho Marx to Russell Crowe: "Hey, you can't throw that...that's only for long distance."
/sarc off
His message to front desk clerks is "DUCK".
IOW freedom is not free.
Prosperity is made not "entitlement".
Crowe better not take his play acting job for granted either. (see blixie chix)
And without it you'd be just another drunken bum in the Outback.
Loved Gladiator. Too bad Crowe's turning out to be a disappointment.
NittanyLion's message to Russell Crowe: assaulting assorted photographers and bystanders is not an absolute right. Once you understand this, come on back and preach at me then.
There's wisdom in that advice, actually. I don't believe we should take our position in the world, or wealth, for granted. We need to manage it wisely and recognize the fact that we cannot shelve the things that brought us to this point, as many on the left would have us do.
"The actor and his wife Danielle Spencer have a 20-month-old son named Charlie."
Ain't that special.
Oh, but we should really hang onto every word that comes forth from their mouths! For they are actors and experts on such things, doncha know.
I'd be more impressed if more of them gave of themselves and their money for those less fortunate instead of flapping their lips.
Great actor on film... jerk otherwise.
It is if we worked for it, punk.
Sheesh, I haven't heard a single critic of America who wasn't a socialist, muslim or tyrant at heart. All the more reason to get busy crushing them once and for all.
Excellent film, Excellent acting
Pitiful man.
Shut up and act, Russell.
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