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Star attacks US culture of fear
EFL.Yes, theyâre beginning to crawl back out from under the rocks. As usual, in Europe...The American actor Tim Robbins broke his silence yesterday after being attacked for putting US troops "in danger" by speaking out against the invasion of Iraq. Robbins, whose partner and fellow actor, Susan Sarandon, has also been criticised for her anti-war stance, said the cold shouldering they received had been "a gift" which had rallied liberals to the cause of free speech. But, please. Donât give us the gift of "empty wallets". Thanks a lot. "Itâs sparked a lot of people in Hollywood who would have spoken out and felt intimidated to say something," Robbins said at the Venice Film Festival. "Too often people abdicate their freedom in their minds and choose not to speak. But once you abdicate that freedom you may as well not have it." ...and make sure you agree with me and Sooze when you do speak out. If you donât, keep your "hate speech" to youselves. Robbins stars with the British actor Samantha Morton in Michael Winterbottomâs film Code 46, which was warmly received when it premiered yesterday at the festival. The science fiction love story is set in the near future, when large swaths of humanity are excluded from the global megalopolises by an omnipotent organisation called The Sphinx. OOOOOOOOOOh! The Sphinx? Any chance a GWB lookalike will be head of The Sphinx? Place your bets! Manchester-born Winterbottom, who won the Golden Bear for best film at Berlin earlier this year for In This World, based on the experience of refugees, said he was inspired to make Code 46 after meeting the dispossessed in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey. Dispossessed? Like Binny, Mullah Omar, and that crew? Robbins was persuaded to hire a bodyguard during filming for the first time in his career. But he said his anxiety had "no basis in reality". Then why hire one? "People in the Middle East make a distinction between governments and individuals. They say they disagree with my government but not with me. I live now in a lot less fear, now I have turned off my TV," he said. ...and stuffed my head up my ass. Itâs nice and quiet up there. The actor, who is a supporter of liberal causes, said he was worried about the atmosphere in the US. "I think we are being fed a lot of fear by people who would rather we were afraid than aware," he said. Must be why he shut off his TV. Posted by: tu3031 2003-09-06 |
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