TALKING POINT: DAVID O. RUSSELL
David O. Russell, Golden Globe nominee as best Director for “The Fighter” said to HFPA journalists:
“That’s what the story was to me, a bleach-blonde mother with seven bleach-blonde sisters training two boxing brothers, Micky and Dicky; they’re like this Greek chorus. And here comes a tough bitch bartender girlfriend who says to Micky that he’s not getting served, and now the family reacts like a gang. That’s the movie.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
Christopher Nolan, Golden Globe nominee as Best Director and Best Screenwriter for “Inception” told the HFPA:
“As a filmmaker this mysterious process of dreaming, that’s completely universal, has always fascinated me. We’re dreaming every night, creating stories and worlds in our minds, so for me there’s an interesting relationship between that and sitting in a movie theater watching a world that somebody has created unfold in front of you and you can immerse yourself inside of it.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: AMY ADAMS
Amy Adams, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actress for “The Fighter”, said to HFPA journalists:
“David O. Russell gave me a really interesting note on how to play Charlene, he had me watch Robert De Niro in RAGING BULL, and he said: I want you to have that toughness, I want to feel that at any moment you could smack somebody in the face.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: CHRISTIAN BALE
Christian Bale, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”, said to HFPA journalists:
“You can very quickly get an incredibly tight bond between a mother and a son, which can start off very well, but becomes something that is a great burden upon the son; and I think that is what happened with Dicky Eklund, that there was too much expectation of him at such a young age.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: ANDREW GARFIELD
Andrew Garfield, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “The Social Network”, said to HFPA journalists:
“I had used Facebook before, I had my own personal account, then I realized that I was wasting a lot of time on it, actually, so I stopped. But I admire it greatly, it’s a true invention of alchemy and magic, we should undoubtedly be in awe of it. I feel like Mark Zuckerberg has created something that revolutionized the way we communicate, has tapped into something very genuine and human about us, and it’s very exciting.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: MILA KUNIS
Mila Kunis, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actress for “Black Swan”, said to HFPA journalists:
“Going into the ballet world, I personally didn’t know what to expect. I found that they are the most competitive, most brutal group of ladies I’ve ever met in my life, truly they are ruthless. They are very judgmental of themselves, and of one another. They are also very skinny and incredibly disciplined.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: MELISSA LEO
Melissa Leo, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actress for “The Fighter”, said to HFPA journalists:
“I think that women being engaged and participating in boxing is a modern day kind of thing, that quite frankly, for my money, comes after Alice Ward’s time. When she was doing it, it was strictly a men’s game; so the world has come a long way.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: GEOFFREY RUSH
Geoffrey Rush, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “The King’s Speech”, said to HFPA journalists:
“Director Tom Hooper said something quite wonderful, that you don’t have to be a stammerer to get the theme of the film, because that is just the dramatic device. The metaphor is: How do we find our better selves? That should be our life’s goal, and falling short of that is what keeps us human, because unless you’re Gandhi or a Tibetan Buddhist monk, I don’t think you ever reach a state of complete perfect being.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: JEREMY RENNER
Jeremy Renner, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “The Town”, said to HFPA journalists about his director:
“Ben Affleck is a man who is without ego, as smart and as charming as they come. He made me want to be the best I could be for his movie and he gave me every resource I needed to do the job. I mean, he’s an amazing dude, and it’s nice to come away with a couple of friends when you work on a job.”
Read More »TALKING POINT: MICHAEL DOUGLAS
Michael Douglas, Golden Globe nominee as Best Supporting Actor for “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, said to HFPA journalists:
“If I look at this picture, to me it’s almost like an operetta, on a larger than life stage, it’s wonderfully dramatic and surprisingly shows a lot of heart, compared to most of Oliver Stone‘s pictures. And with everybody screwing everybody else in this picture, my daughter included, I’d like to believe that there is a positive and hopeful ending.”
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