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Post by telegonus on Jan 15, 2018 22:37:29 GMT
Rachel Weisz, hide her background,--in Hollywood?  RACHEL: Hollywood’s run by Jews. I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname. And I said “Why? Jews run Hollywood.” He said “Exactly.” He had a theory that all the executives think acting’s a job for shiksas. I know what her agent meant but there's the wannabe factor of Hollywood being a place for people who want to "pass" rather than be themselves, which is probably true for many artists and those who seek to make careers out of their imaginations/imaginings rather than who they are or how how they come across in the real world. It's all about posing, putting on a show, making a bang-up job of it. But when does putting on an act lead to lying, posturing or denial end and transcendence, transformation though art, begin? Or maybe that's no the most elegant way to put it. There are dozens of aphorisms and such about how children at play are like little artists in the making, and I agree. This raises the issue of whether artists are like big kids at play. I believe there's truth on that as well. I'm getting rather OT here, however, so maybe it's time to call it quits...  |
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