“Frankly, he had to medicate himself to get through the pain. It was clear he didn’t have control of some of his motor skills. But that’s how much he wanted to conduct; he was prepared to put himself in jeopardy. But we had to have an intervention of sorts, and I had to say to him: ‘Jim, it’s not right for you, it’s not right for the audience.’ Nobody wants to see somebody suffer, especially somebody you have a relationship with.”
Tag: 03.05.11
Shanghai Artists Fight Eviction
“Over 30 artists based in the 696 Weihai Road complex were due to be evicted at the end of the month. They have mounted a media campaign that has earned them a possible reprieve of a month or two.”
Where Are The Young Black Men Of Hollywood?
“The scarcity of black roles in 2011 is partly a function of fewer movies being made, and certainly fewer serious-minded movies at the studios. When Denzel Washington and Will Smith were coming up, there were routinely chances to make those types of films.Now you need to go indie or wait for lightning to strike at a studio.”
“Dancing” Star Speaks Out Against Funding Cuts
“When Strictly Come Dancing started, I saw how dance suddenly became mainstream. It suddenly became cool to dance again and it didn’t matter whether it was hip hop, or jazz, or ballroom or Latin or tango. We worked very hard, lots of us all over the country, to get it back into schools so, of course, when you have taken all of these steps forward, it would be very sad to see any kind of funding go and then realise that we are stepping backwards again because we are finally there.”