Kleopatra
05-21-2003, 07:21 PM
NOT! funny title though huh. seriously is this guy misunderstood genius or a nutjob
American actor-director Vincent Gallo on Wednesday defended his graphic depiction of oral sex in road movie "The Brown Bunny" that has provoked a scandal at the Cannes Film Festival.
He also revealed he had rejected Hollywood stars Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst for supporting roles.
Gallo, sitting with co-star Chloe Sevigny at a packed news conference, said of their sex scene together that leaves nothing to the imagination: "We were very private in the room. We had the camera on remote."
Gallo, who plays the part of a motorbike rider who can never get over the love of his life, said the scene was artistically acceptable.
"When I had the idea in the script, I couldn't imagine it any other way," he said. "I was not driven by concepts of eroticism, pornography or scandal."
He told journalists: "Thank you for wondering if it was real or not. You must have been impressed."
Sevigny admitted "It was the most personal film I have ever made -- very intense."
Renowned for his blunt approach to Hollywood, the maverick director revealed that he canned the chance to cast Dunst or Ryder and opted for a total unknown in a supporting role.
"It didn't work out with Kirsten because she had an...agent who harassed me," said Gallo, who achieved cult status with his directorial debut "Buffalo '66" with Christina Ricci.
Gallo said "I just happened to get a Winona call just after the Kirsten debacle. I thought she is in the paper (over shoplifting charges), I know she's done it. This will be good."
Ryder was fined and ordered to serve three years' probation last December for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of designer goods from Saks Fifth Avenue branch in Beverly Hills.
Gallo said neither actress was up for Sevigny's part. "I was never going to put Winona Ryder in a significant role," he said.
He invited Ryder to fly up to New Hampshire where he was filming. It was a disaster. "She ballbusted me about the make-up and about the wardrobe," he said.
So Gallo instead picked a total unknown in the main street of the tiny town where they were filming.
He told his crew: "We are going into town and the first girl over 12 and under 100 is going to be the girl in the movie."
Critics were sharply divided over the film, openly laughing at some of the endlessly drawn out scenes. Gallo was even booed by some when he arrived at the press conference.
Clearly happy to have stirred controversy, he told reporters: "I have accepted unpopularity since I was very young. It is part of my comfort zone."
American actor-director Vincent Gallo on Wednesday defended his graphic depiction of oral sex in road movie "The Brown Bunny" that has provoked a scandal at the Cannes Film Festival.
He also revealed he had rejected Hollywood stars Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst for supporting roles.
Gallo, sitting with co-star Chloe Sevigny at a packed news conference, said of their sex scene together that leaves nothing to the imagination: "We were very private in the room. We had the camera on remote."
Gallo, who plays the part of a motorbike rider who can never get over the love of his life, said the scene was artistically acceptable.
"When I had the idea in the script, I couldn't imagine it any other way," he said. "I was not driven by concepts of eroticism, pornography or scandal."
He told journalists: "Thank you for wondering if it was real or not. You must have been impressed."
Sevigny admitted "It was the most personal film I have ever made -- very intense."
Renowned for his blunt approach to Hollywood, the maverick director revealed that he canned the chance to cast Dunst or Ryder and opted for a total unknown in a supporting role.
"It didn't work out with Kirsten because she had an...agent who harassed me," said Gallo, who achieved cult status with his directorial debut "Buffalo '66" with Christina Ricci.
Gallo said "I just happened to get a Winona call just after the Kirsten debacle. I thought she is in the paper (over shoplifting charges), I know she's done it. This will be good."
Ryder was fined and ordered to serve three years' probation last December for shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of designer goods from Saks Fifth Avenue branch in Beverly Hills.
Gallo said neither actress was up for Sevigny's part. "I was never going to put Winona Ryder in a significant role," he said.
He invited Ryder to fly up to New Hampshire where he was filming. It was a disaster. "She ballbusted me about the make-up and about the wardrobe," he said.
So Gallo instead picked a total unknown in the main street of the tiny town where they were filming.
He told his crew: "We are going into town and the first girl over 12 and under 100 is going to be the girl in the movie."
Critics were sharply divided over the film, openly laughing at some of the endlessly drawn out scenes. Gallo was even booed by some when he arrived at the press conference.
Clearly happy to have stirred controversy, he told reporters: "I have accepted unpopularity since I was very young. It is part of my comfort zone."