Saturday 22 October 2011

Simply Not Enough

Zachary Quinto
Zachary Quinto


10.16.11.
nyc...

when i found out that jamey rodemeyer killed himself - i felt deeply troubled. but when i found out that jamey rodemeyer had made an it gets better video only months before taking his own life - i felt indescribable despair. i also made an it gets better video last year - in the wake of the senseless and tragic gay teen suicides that were sweeping the nation at the time. but in light of jamey's death - it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it - is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality. our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country. gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying. parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. we are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. we are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government. i believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. jamey rodemeyer's life changed mine. and while his death only makes me wish that i had done this sooner - i am eternally grateful to him for being the catalyst for change within me. now i can only hope to serve as the same catalyst for even one other person in this world. that - i believe - is all that we can ask of ourselves and of each other.

zq.

Source: www.zacharyquinto.com

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Anonymous said...

did god create the world in 7 days?

Anonymous said...

who shot JFK?

Anonymous said...

I don't know who sally is smith?

Anonymous said...

No, 4.54 billion years.

Anonymous said...

did god create the world in 7 days?

Yes, according to the Bible and the Apostles, God's PR

who shot JFK?
the aliens or maybe sally smith

Anonymous said...

Sally! i knew it all along. Too bad she's a shapeshifter and has morphed into Jake's beard.

twitter said...

Just saw Jake Gylenhaal on the block west of Bobst, wearing black Ray Bans, Black Patagonia jacket, holding a nondescript paper coffee cup.
2 minutes ago

@amyjojohnson99 just saw Jake G. next door. still don't miss NY? ;)
3 hours ago

Anonymous said...

lol 4:13

Anonymous said...

It's very clear, Jake is doing research for that script he's writing with Peter!

Anonymous said...

who is Peter?

Anonymous said...

What Evelyn has to do with anything?

I love it when a troll thinks they're on to something. Funnier ' n heck.

Anonymous said...

What Evelyn has to do with anything?

Anonymous said...

I love it when a troll thinks they're on to something.

It's hilarious watching the troll thinking he's onto something.

BUTTTTT...

It's even more hilarious watching OMG thinking they are onto something. LOL!!

Anonymous said...

When is Meth User going to publish her Word doc? She could make as much money as ProfitGirl did!!

WHO IS? said...

What Evelyn has to do with anything?

She is the real Keyzer Soze.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
There is no husband and no BT, Austin is ancient history for Jake.



You just admitted Jake and Austin are Gay and were and probably still are lovers.

Anonymous said...

WTF OMG?!? No one said that Jake and Austin aren't gay - we keep repeating that they are GAAAAAYYYYYY.
They aren't lovers or husbands or anything because they don't give a shit about being together for a long, long time.

Anonymous said...

love_nicolette7 Nicolette Neurauter
Not a big deal... But I just ran into Jake Gyllenhaal. #daymade #happiestgirlinalltheland
3 hours ago

Anonymous said...

LadyJBug Jenn LaGuardia
Just saw a bearded Jake Gyllenhaal walking down 12th street with his iPod.
4 hours ago

Anonymous said...

Has Kayzer Soze dated Jake?

Anonymous said...

Lindapipoca Linda EdwardsEsteves
Photo: guysgalore: HOOOOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYY FUCKKK…. THREE SOME PLEASE …. http://tmblr.co/ZoGucwD642Ke
2 hours ago

Jake: Come here, don't be shy!

Anonymous said...

Justingchatwin Justin Chatwin
Dropping below sea level with @greggrunberg @SSIPOS @AUS10NICHOLS @rajskub @amvoicesnisrael. #deadseaisrael http://lockerz.com/s/163945861
4 hours ago

Anonymous said...

AUS10NICHOLS AUSTIN NICHOLS
THE DEAD SEA. http://say.ly/HWR17fm
1 hour ago

Anonymous said...

Maybe,you killed it with one of the your lame tweets.

Anonymous said...

What's "maybe"? Austin is just pretending to be in Israel?

Anonymous said...

Then you are sure that if the Sea is Dead and Austin is in Israel, surely he has killed it

Austin said...

My tweets are epic!

Anonymous said...

Sure, epically lame

Anonymous said...

Austin is just pretending to be in Israel?

like he is just pretending to be an actor?

Anonymous said...

Come on, there are worse actors with better careers than Austin.

Anonymous said...

Just Ronald Ragan

Anonymous said...

"The day after tomorrow"has never come for Austin and his careers

Anonymous said...

Austin is still young enough to get his chance.

Anonymous said...

Sure, maybe he can become president, as Ronald

Austin said...

Fingers crossed!

Austin in the white house said...

Repaint it pink shocking! Immediately!

Anonymous said...

Pink? No problem!

Anonymous said...

Come on, there are worse actors with better careers than Austin


Jake for example

Anonymous said...

With some Glitter it would be perfect!

Anonymous said...

Jake for example

Sorry but Jake plays in another league

Anonymous said...

@tweetan87 enjoy!!! P.S. We saw Jake Gyllenhaal with her sister Maggie's daughter having dim sum in New York yesterday!!!

Anonymous said...

Awwwwww!

NYC said...

Ri_Reganx4 Rian Regan
Just saw jake gyllenhal #winning
4 hours ago

Boston Film Critics Awards said...

Best Picture: The Artist

Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo

Best Actor: Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best Actress: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, Drive

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Michelle!

Anonymous said...

I'm glad that Jake left Evelyn Mgmt. That firm wasn't representing him aggressively.

Anonymous said...

You thinnk that Jake will do a better job?

Anonymous said...

greggrunberg Greg Grunberg
Dead Sea was INCREDIBLE floating w/@rajskub @justingchatwin @aus10nichols #aviisrael too much fun.
8 minutes ago

Anonymous said...

AUS10NICHOLS AUSTIN NICHOLS
The Ancient City of Massada. http://say.ly/cQg17o3
9 hours ago

BT6? said...

RickyDarmawan Ricky Darmawan
Welcome to the world~ Joevaleen Lionel gyllenhaal~
2 hours ago

OMG said...

A-ha!

Anonymous said...

Anybody else having a problem connecting to LJ and JJ since last night? What's up with that?

Anonymous said...

No, worked as usual.

Anonymous said...

I'm glad that Jake left Evelyn Mgmt. That firm wasn't representing him aggressively.

I wonder if that was Evelyn's or Jake's fault.

Anonymous said...

heyhayleyj Hayley
Roberta told me Jake Gyllenhaal went to #saga. I told her I'm marrying him. She told me I can't, he's taken. #Idon'tseetheproblemhere...
9 minutes ago

Anonymous said...

What Evelyn did for Jake exactly?

Anonymous said...

he's taken.

Taken from who?

Anonymous said...

"Taken" by another fangirl? Don't think those girls know much about Jake.

Anonymous said...

I thought that was a boy that talked to a girl

Anonymous said...

Don't think those girls know much about Jake.

I think that anybody know much about Jake.

Anonymous said...

You thinnk that Jake will do a better job?

blow job?

Anonymous said...

I thought that was a boy that talked to a girl

Hayley is a girl (based on the Twitter profile photo).

Anonymous said...

What Evelyn did for Jake exactly?

Info like that is not for public, but her job was to "sell" Jake, find new projects for him - she could do that better.

Anonymous said...

Does Evelin have the guilt of PoP Reese?

Anonymous said...

Evelyn works for the chin too - you can bet money that Evelyn arranged the showmance with Witherspoon.

Anonymous said...

Do you think that something is going to change after this choice?

PSDoes Eveyn still work for Reese?

Anonymous said...

Jake will work for himself or will look for a new manager - things will change, the question is will things change for the better.

P.S. I presume she does, don't know for sure.

Anonymous said...

also Maggie has left the agency, in the same period,also Maggie has left the agency, in the same period, it is a curious coincidence that according to me it hides something

Anonymous said...

Maggie changed the agency.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has just signed Maggie Gyllenhaal, who got a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Crazy Heart. Gyllenhaal had been repped by CAA, and continues to be repped by her longtime manager Courtney Kivowitz at The Schiff Co.

Anonymous said...

Jake didn't leave CAA.

Anonymous said...

I have not understood anything, Why according to you Meggie has left the agency and Jake the manager?

Anonymous said...

They want to improve their careers and / or make more money.

Anonymous said...

yes obviously, what seems strange to me is that them does almost together it

Anonymous said...

P.S. There is no way to find out details, like if there was a movie that Jake wanted really bad, expected to get a role, but Evelyn didn't deliver.

Anonymous said...

Jake has refused Avatar, if the guilt is of Evelin, then Jake has done well!

Anonymous said...

Avatar - didn't turn Sam Worthington into a star.

Anonymous said...

yes obviously, what seems strange to me is that them does almost together it

I'm sure Jake and Maggie discussed it a lot, so it's not a big surprise they decided to make a change almost at the same time.

Anonymous said...

Jake was already a star, avatar would have confirmed it ,and it would have guaranteed him the best roles,and contrarily of SW, Jake can act, plus he has run to the oscar, there is no comparison

Anonymous said...

sincerely, to me it seems that Jake to HW doesn't have important friends that can help him.

Anonymous said...

Jake was already a star

Jake was a star for 15 minutes. You forgot about PoP? Avatar isn't another Titanic, Avatar is about 3D and cool effects with only average story.

Anonymous said...

Jake was already a star, avatar would have confirmed it ,and it would have guaranteed him the best roles

No, it wouldn't.

Tobey was leading man in 3 very successful Spiderman movies and after that he's not a star and no one is offering him the best roles.

Anonymous said...

OT LOL

Ted's Names - he's got a new Vice about someone called Carol Ann Sausage-Snatcher. lol sounds like my ex husband's putana! lol

Anonymous said...

SW was almost a unknown, if Jake had accepted Avatar, he would be passed by one of the most beautiful films of the decade to the film that has boxed more in the history, and this calls to have a great career. how can't you see the difference?

Anonymous said...

I wish he had taken Avatar, it was very beautiful.

Anonymous said...

to me it seems that Jake to HW doesn't have important friends that can help him

Mrs. Watkins awoke one spring morning to find that the river had flooded the entire first floor of her house. Looking out of her window, she saw that the water was still rising. Two men passing by on a rowboat shouted up an invitation to row to safety with them. “No, thank you,” Mrs. Watkins replied. “The Lord will provide.” The men shrugged and rowed on. By evening, the water level forced Mrs. Watkins to climb on top of the roof for safety. She was spotted by a man in a motorboat, who offered to pick her up. “Don’t trouble yourself,” she told him. “The Lord will provide.” Pretty soon, Mrs. Watkins had to seek refuge atop the chimney. When a Red Cross cutter came by on patrol, she waved it on, shouting, “The Lord will provide.” So the boat left, the water rose and the woman drowned. Dripping wet and thoroughly annoyed, she came through the pearly gates and demanded to speak to God. “What happened?” she cried. “For cryin out loud, lady,” God said, “I sent three boats!”

Anonymous said...

SW was almost a unknown, if Jake had accepted Avatar, he would be passed by one of the most beautiful films of the decade to the film that has boxed more in the history, and this calls to have a great career. how can't you see the difference?

Because there would be no difference, people don't care about actors in Avatar, just like they don't care about actors in Spiderman or Superman.

Anonymous said...

Tobey was leading man in 3 very successful Spiderman movies and after that he's not a star and no one is offering him the best roles.

it's sad to say it, but Tobie is not handsome as Jake, and unfortunately to HW it's almost the most important thing .

ps however Tobie has always the love of Leo to console him;)

Anonymous said...

It's not the film Avatar to do the difference, but the coupled BBMt Avatar for an actor to do the difference, means to be successful of criticism and public and simply to belong to the most important projects of his years

Anonymous said...

Tobie is not handsome as Jake

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 30, fugly and short, but he has no problem with finding new projects.

Anonymous said...

simply to belong to the most important projects of his years

Public doesn't watch Avatar to see Sam W, and they wouldn't watch Avatar to see Jake G.

Anonymous said...

I adore JGL, really, but he in the great productions is never the lead, when the films are independent, and of middle lowabudget he is the protagonist and it is fantastic, but in great films it has only roles of support, because it is "30, fugly and short"

Anonymous said...

Public doesn't watch Avatar to see Sam W, and they wouldn't watch Avatar to see Jake G.

seemsl ike you don't want to understand my discourse, it's not only the film Avatar but the run that brings Jake from Donnie Darko passing for BBMt to Avatar, that make an enormous difference

Anonymous said...

“I sent three boats!”

one of the boats were driven from Reese and Jake has preferred to drown

Anonymous said...

the run that brings Jake from Donnie Darko passing for BBMt to Avatar, that make an enormous difference

There would be no difference.

REMEMBER "PRINCE OF PERSIA"???

Don't You Dare said...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 30, fugly and short, but he has no problem with finding new projects.

JGL has got a wildly sexy quality about him (like a toughguy quality sometimes), I think he's gorgeous, 30 is fine and he's really talented to boot.

Anonymous said...

Sorry, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fugly and creepy.

Anonymous said...

In Inception, when Arthur says to Nash "Hey a$$hole" and then to Cobb "and you, what the hell did you think you were doing." I was totally gone. He doesn't put up with any crap. That's the hard to define quality.

Anonymous said...

And don't even get me started on how sexy he was in Hesher.

Anonymous said...

REMEMBER "PRINCE OF PERSIA"???

DO YOU REMEMBER FROM WHERE WE HAVE DEPARTED?
Choices been wrong by a wrong manager, if Jake had accepted Avatar to the place of Pop, we would be speaking of different things.
how it is possible to compare James Cameron and Avatar to PoP?

Anonymous said...

So I'm sure I'm in for a treat seeing JGL as a Gotham City cop when TDKR comes out. :)

I have to say I enjoyed PoP - I think some people are being a little unfair.

Anonymous said...

What are you talking about, 12:56 PM?

How many examples do you need to understand that Avatar wouldn't turn Jake into a movie star and wouldn't make him A-list actor?

Anonymous said...

JGL has got a wildly sexy quality about him (like a toughguy quality sometimes), I think he's gorgeous, 30 is fine and he's really talented to boot.

de gustibus non disputandis est, say the Latin (the tastes don't discuss it)
and also I love JGL, and I think that he is sexy, but it is not beautiful in conventional way and not for the standards of HW. says this it is an extraordinary actor

Anonymous said...

How many examples do you need to understand that Avatar wouldn't turn Jake into a movie star and wouldn't make him A-list actor?

it is useless to continue this discussion, you keep on saying Avatar, I keep on explaining you that it is not AVATAR but the run that an actor brings from the peaks of the criticism with even nomination for the oscars, to the peaks of the box office to do the difference, with the unknow SW,
it is not the film but the point of departure of the actor.
we don't agree ,patience :)

Anonymous said...

Sorry 1:12 PM, you are wrong.

Avatar's box office has nothing to do with Sam W. Spiderman's box office has nothing to do with Tobey or Dunst. They can't open a movie. They aren't stars and they aren't box office stars.

Anonymous said...

I'll make this discussion easy for everyone. Jake read the script for Avatar. He was interested in doing it. But it was never offered to him, ergo he never "turned it down".

Anonymous said...

It's the project, the great director the great idea that is important in this case, and to belong to that project, after true masterpieces, it means to have a great career.

Avatar for me is not comparable to Spiderman, that is however a good Break box office movie, but Avatar is an event, it is something of epic. and I don't believe however that Spiderman would have been the same without the talent of Tobie and Kiki, that she has also won the gold palm as best actress to Cannes this year

Jake said...

"Brothers" star Jake Gyllenhaal spoke with MTV News on the red carpet at the 82nd annual Academy Awards and confirmed rumors that he was once up for the role played famously by relative newcomer Sam Worthington. "There were definitely discussions," he confessed. "It was what it was, but ultimately it's a great honor that I was even thought of."

Anonymous said...

and also I love JGL, and I think that he is sexy, but it is not beautiful in conventional way and not for the standards of HW. says this it is an extraordinary actor

What a lovely post. I personally am not attracted to covention or conventional. He is an extraordinary actor I think and that's a big part of his appeal. He's creative and smart and sexy. :)

Anonymous said...

I loooooove Kiki as an actress - she's got a quality about her too. I love Spiderman, and her Mary Jane was a huge part of the appeal.

Anonymous said...

Avatar for me is not comparable to Spiderman, that is however a good Break box office movie, but Avatar is an event, it is something of epic.
Because of special 3D effects - not because of actors or great story.

I don't believe however that Spiderman would have been the same without the talent of Tobie and Kiki
Movies would be better with other actors, they are both boring as Hell.

Anonymous said...

P.S. And as you can see, no one is offering great or A-list roles to Tobey or Dunst.

Anonymous said...

"There were definitely discussions," he confessed. "It was what it was, but ultimately it's a great honor that I was even thought of."

what did it have to say Jake after the extraordinary success of the movie?

yes is true I had been select, but I am too much fool to accept, and too much vain because I was not in scene more than mine "AVATAR"

Anonymous said...

Jake wasn't selected because he was never offered the role in Avatar - Cameron didn't want Jake or any other well known actor.

Anonymous said...

Tobie and Kiki for me are not boring, they are two of the best actors of their respective generations and the film of the nazi director Melancholia it is a true masterpiece, and if he were good to be silent as it is good to direct the film would have won the gold palm to Cannes

Anonymous said...

two of the best actors of their respective generations

LOL, only in your opinion. BTW, Melancholia is a good, not a great movie.

Anonymous said...

Melancholia it is a true masterpiece

That's bullshit.

Anonymous said...

Jake wasn't selected because he was never offered the role in Avatar - Cameron didn't want Jake or any other well known actor.

these are the things that are said always later,
and since the success and of such greatnessh , that nobody is risked to deny it or to put it in discussion.
James didn't want famous actors and he has talked to Jake and Matt Damon ?How weird

Anonymous said...

LOL, only in your opinion. BTW, Melancholia is a good, not a great movie.

In my opinion that however it seems enough shared by great directors and experts of cinema,)

MELANCHOLIA is masterpiece, you go to read the critiques and if you have not done it you go to see the film, you won't repent of it

Anonymous said...

I loooooove Kiki as an actress - she's got a quality about her too. I love Spiderman, and her Mary Jane was a huge part of the appeal.

also I love Kiki, she has a great talent and a great stage presence, I have loved hert in Maria Antoinette of Sophia Coppola,

rotten tomatoes said...

Melancholia is just another good movie, nothing special about it:

Reviews Counted: 160
Fresh: 124
Rotten: 36

Anonymous said...

you go to read the critiques

LOL, you should take your own advice - then you wouldn't try to sell that "masterpiece" shit.

Anonymous said...

Sorry, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fugly and creepy.


He's practically Heaths darker twin and he can act , sure he gets cast

Anonymous said...

it doesn't exist alone rotten tomatoes and the critical Americans, Melancholia is an European film, different from those American, in all the classifications of the year in Europe the film is to the top, and however, if you see it you understand alone its there is not any need to offend, I don't want to sell you nothing, I express only my opinions, we don't owe for strength being of accord.

Anonymous said...

2:12 PM - sorry if the truth offends you. As you can see, critics do NOT think that Melancholia is a masterpiece nor that Melancholia is especially good movie.

You have the right to adore the movie, just do NOT try to present it as your opinion is shared by critics.

Anonymous said...

2:12 PM - sorry if the truth offends you. As you can see, critics do NOT think that Melancholia is a masterpiece nor that Melancholia is especially good movie.

You have the right to adore the movie, just do NOT try to present it as your opinion is shared by critics.

Truth never offends me, the sold arrogance for truth bothers me, you have brought critiques of critical Americans, as they were the Bible, I wanted to inform you that besides America (country that I love) there is everything one world. because you don't also bring the criches of newspapers as le Monde or il Corriere della Sera or EL Pais.
I don't want to be misunderstood while I am saying this, but the critical Americans don't perhaps have the proper culture to understand at times a Film as Melancholia as us we don't have the correct culture to understand the American films, in fact we have put there many years to understand the masterpieces Westrn as red Shades,

Anonymous said...

Melancholia’ Picks Up European Film AwardsBy MELENA RYZIK; Compiled by ADAM W. KEPLER
Published: December 4, 2011
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DiggRedditTumblrPermalink. The European Film Awards, voted on by 2,500 members of the European Film Academy, offered its year-end prizes on Saturday in Berlin. “Melancholia,” starring Kirsten Dunst, below, from the Danish director Lars von Trier, was named best picture; it also won awards for cinematography and production design. Last year’s big Oscar winner, “The King’s Speech,” which was released in Europe in 2011, earned another best-actor prize for its star Colin Firth; Tilda Swinton took home best actress for playing the mother of a son who goes on a Columbine-style rampage in “We Need to Talk About Kevin.” Susanne Bier won best director for “In a Better World,” which also won best foreign film at the Oscars last year. “Pina,” Wim Wenders’s 3-D take on the choreographer Pina Bausch, won best documentary. Mr. von Trier sent his wife, Bente Froge, to accept the award on his behalf. Ms. Froge said that Mr. von Trier had taken a vow of silence after he made comments sympathizing with Nazis at the Cannes Film Festival. “I should say from Lars that he has no statement for you,” Ms. Froge said, according to The Guardian of London. “But he did ask that I should wave to you in a kind and gentle way.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/movies/melancholia-picks-up-european-film-awards.html

Anonymous said...

:)

Anonymous said...

OT Lars is working on a new film entitled "The Nymphomaniac" starring the gorgeous Charlotte Gainesbourg. Now if they could just get JGL it would be perfect! ;)

Anonymous said...

I think from reading all the brouhaha over Lars' comments that he was misunderstood - I think he was trying to be comic but it failed and didn't go over well. Too bad people weren't as up in arms about Nazis when it was actually happening. :(

Melancholia Reviews said...

Watching people struggle when the ending is already preordained is neither interesting nor pleasant.
Tom Clift
Cut Print Review

Unfortunately, in his pursuit of an artistic vision, von Trier has thrown logic, physics, and coherence out the window.
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Occasionally gripping, at times fascinating and often just plain dull, this terminally long and episodic drama with sci-fi overtones is a curious work
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

For all the film's command of dark fairy-tale atmosphere it's such a long and sluggish haul that many in the audience will find themselves cheering on the apocalypse.
Lee Marshall
Screen International

There's a disconnect here between concept and execution -- a sort of desultory, moment-to-moment clumsiness -- that makes Melancholia feel like therapy poorly disguised as drama.
Mike D'Angelo
AV Club

Anonymous said...

It's got all the right buzz-words tho, to be interesting and thought-provoking and just plain fantasy:

...artistic vision...von Trier has thrown logic, physics, and coherence out the window...

Occasionally gripping, at times fascinating...this terminally long and episodic drama with sci-fi overtones is a curious work.

dark fairy-tale atmosphere


I haven't seen it yet.

Anonymous said...

Ms. Froge said that Mr. von Trier had taken a vow of silence after he made comments sympathizing with Nazis at the Cannes Film Festival.

Not going to watch any of his movies ever. Too many idiots like him in this world.

Anonymous said...

That isn't true - he didn't "sympathize", from what I read. It souned like he made a bad joke - hardly a reason for the firing squad.

Anonymous said...

Bad taste? yes

I know the world has a collective guilt after the fact about WWII atrocities, but it's too little too late IMO.

Anonymous said...

It is never too late to remember and honour WWII victims.

Empathy and good judgment are always important.
Learn the history and make sure not to repeat the mistakes.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I think Lars was guilty of very poor judgement - but I don't know if he lacks empathy - the subject is very strong in his family background, so I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

History tends to repeat itself; and shows that we don't learn from our mistakes, or at the very least are slow to catch on until it is too late.

Anonymous said...

the subject is very strong in his family background

That doesn't mean that Lars respect that or that it makes him a good man.

Anonymous said...

Lars von Trier said: "I thought I was a Jew for a long time and was very happy being a Jew ... Then it turned out that I was not a Jew ... I found out that I was really a Nazi which also gave me some pleasure.

"What can I say? I understand Hitler. He did some wrong things, absolutely, but I can see him sitting there in his bunker at the end ... I sympathise with him, yes, a little bit."

Attempting to extricate himself from his self-dug grave, he added: "But come on, I am not for the second world war, and I am not against Jews. I am very much for Jews; well not too much because Israel is a pain in the ass. But still, how can I get out of this sentence ... OK I'm a Nazi."

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Schoolmarm said...

Someone needs to read up on their history. I guess learning about empathy was enough for one day. Class dissed!

Anonymous said...

John Galliano's comments were terrible too - I don't know what happened with him.

Lost his job. Found guilty of racial abuse, but escaped jail.

Anonymous said...

He's practically Heaths darker twin and he can act, sure he gets cast.

Yes, I've noticed. He's his own man too. :)

Anonymous said...

OMGICU OMGICU
HAPPY MONDAY! Jake Gyllenhaal having coffee at La Colombe in Tribeca http://bit.ly/uKzo9h (via @ericawalsh)
4 hours ago

Hwo are people with Jake? Is that his boyfriend?

Anonymous said...

BLISSBOMBED Stephanie St.Claire
Was Jake Gyllenhaal gonna cruise up to the sixth floor and hand me a permission slip? ---> http://bit.ly/sgvwzM
2 minutes ago

Anonymous said...

AUS10NICHOLS AUSTIN NICHOLS
Press Conference this morning. Overall message. Let's promote peace. http://say.ly/klA17uw
14 hours ago

Anonymous said...

It is never too late to remember and honour WWII victims.

Of course not. We seem to be talking about two separate issues re Lars' unfortunate comments.


That doesn't mean that Lars respect that or that it makes him a good man.

It doesn't mean he doesn't respect it or isn't a good man either. Only someone who knows him well would know what he really meant. We know the media loves to sensationalize. He said 'at the end, alone in a bunker' which means something entirely different to me - someone who did terrible things, and is now at the end of his life and is about to pay for his crimes, one way or another.

Anonymous said...

Too bad Austin there was not in the second world war yet, to organize a decisive Press Conference, that promoted the peace.

Anonymous said...

It doesn't mean he doesn't respect it or isn't a good man either.

Yes, it does.

"I found out that I was really a Nazi which also gave me some pleasure."
"I understand Hitler. He did some wrong things, absolutely, but I can see him sitting there in his bunker at the end ... I sympathise with him".

Anonymous said...

I understand Hitler. He did some wrong things...

"Some wrong things"?!? Lars is a moron.

Anonymous said...

He's badly guilty of understatement for sure.

Anonymous said...

You left out the part where he said he had thought he was Jewish for most of his life and that gave him pleasure too.

His comments are being over-simplified.

Anonymous said...

Only a complete moron would talk how he understands Hitler and sympathise with him, and not think about milions of people who suffered were executed like animals because of unhumans like Hitler.

Anonymous said...

He could be a moron, true.

Anonymous said...

You left out the part where he said he had thought he was Jewish for most of his life and that gave him pleasure too.

No one left anything out - you should read comments.

Anonymous said...

But coming from one of the resident anti-Semites on this blog, I find it puzzling.

Anonymous said...

Pity doesn't mean agreement.

Anonymous said...

I understand Hitler. He did some wrong things...

Lars is a moron.

He was obviously ironic, Lars is an artist and really a strange type, all the actors that have worked with him have been traumatized, he never takes the airplane because he is terrorized of it and he has invented a way of doing cinema called Dogma that is rigorous and it doesn't allow you ever detach some camcorder, because so it is more truth, says him
I would not take too seriously his words on Hitler, he has a vision oniric and artistic of the thing, distant years light from the reality, is useless to ask historical coherence or a logical analysis of the events from a visionary artist as Lars.

Anonymous said...

all the actors that have worked with him have been traumatized.

Oh no! :(

Anonymous said...

Cut the crap 6:58 PM, only stupid trolls are anti-Semites on this blog.

Anonymous said...

I would not take too seriously his words on Hitler, he has a vision oniric and artistic of the thing, distant years light from the reality, is useless to ask historical coherence or a logical analysis of the events from a visionary artist as Lars.

There is no excuse for Lars. His art is one thing, and his support for Hitler is something else and is completely unexceptable.

Anonymous said...

There is one who rears his ugly head every now and then -

Anonymous said...

He must have meant something else - noone in their right mind could "support" Hitler. He's been taken out of context or something - or the knee-jerk media jerks were looking for something to jump on.

Anonymous said...

Read the full quote - 4:16 PM. I'm sure there is video too - no one is making anything up because he said that in public.

Anonymous said...

There is no excuse for Lars. His art is one thing, and his support for Hitler is something else and is completely unexceptable.

I don't believe indeed that Lars supports Hitler, I believe that its sensibility sets the matter "Hitler" in different way from the correct judgment of the history. he is questioned on the man Hitler, and on his final loneliness, he try in some way of humanize the figure of Hitler to exorcize its fear

Anonymous said...

Really? How come Lars didn't mention Hitler's victims, their loneliness and horror of watching their kids and families and spouses dying, while waiting for their own death? I guess they weren't important enough for Lars.

Anonymous said...

Can we move on to Roman Polanski now?

Anonymous said...

Lars had kind words for Polanski, too?

Anonymous said...

And then another director said their work in film was inspired by Leni Refenstahl...

Anonymous said...

Really? How come Lars didn't mention Hitler's victims, their loneliness and horror of watching their kids and families and spouses dying, while waiting for their own death? I guess they weren't important enough for Lars.

He doesn't have need to do it, because that tragedy is in its skin and in its blood as it is in the blood and in the skin of all us European, we don't have need to affirm the obvious one, but to understand what has happened to us we have to dare look at the tragedy in all of its faces, also that of whom has committed it

Anonymous said...

Why Polansky? What has happened him? again....

Anonymous said...

Hitler's death wasn't tragedy, wasn't something anyone should feel bad about.
"Hitler did some wrong things" = we need to repeat the obvious over and over again until all idiots like Lars are dead and gone forever.

Anonymous said...

To be honest, I don't know why Lars even said what he did - it was beyond wrong, and even worse to joke about, it's not funny at all. But I can't believe he meant it. He's apologized profusely - so I hope it was that he just said the wrong thing.

Anonymous said...

The death of Hitler belongs to the tragedy, if you think that the life of any man it is, has less value of that of another human being then you are that think as Hitler

Anonymous said...

Why Polansky? What has happened him? again....

Oh nothing - today's discussion reminded me of another debate about artist vs. character, that's all.

Anonymous said...

OK :)

Anonymous said...

but to understand what has happened to us we have to dare look at the tragedy in all of its faces, also that of whom has committed it.

ITA.

Anonymous said...

Sorry but I don't know what it means ITA :)

Anonymous said...

I Totally Agree. :)

Anonymous said...

thanks :)

Anonymous said...

Well, is that Jake and his boyfriend having coffee today in NYC?

Anonymous said...

too much ugly to be the Jake's boyfriend;)

Anonymous said...

But also the blonde girl to the left is with Jake?

Anonymous said...

Not sure if she's with Jake and that guy - those tables are very small and it's a bad angle...

Anonymous said...

However there are surely someone in front of them

Anonymous said...

It needs to say that Jake doesn't involve very as a movie star, it seems that he likes to be with the normal people and to make simple things

Anonymous said...

Jake is a movie star when he has "important" beard to promote.

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Anonymous said...

Winona Ryder has replaced Maggie Gyllenhaal in 'The Iceman'.

The 'Black Swan' actress will take on the role of Deborah Kuklinski - who was unaware her husband Richard Kuklinki (Michael Shannon) was a notorious mafia contract killer who hid his crimes from the police by freezing his victim's bodies to disguise the time of death - in the movie based on real events.

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@ @tylerbernard wait, Jake Gyllenhaal is banging Alanis Morissette?!? Time to kill myself.
4 hours ago

Anonymous said...

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I wonder if Jake Gyllenhal and Ryan Gosling are aware of how ridiculously popular they are on @pinterest. #justcurious #itsabitintense
4 hours ago

Anonymous said...

December 10 - Jake Out & About In Chelsea (New York City)

Anonymous said...

You know what I like this new Jake

Anonymous said...

What do you like about this "new" Jake?

not 6:34 AM said...

Jake's beard is quite impressive :)

Anonymous said...

He seems me braver, less worried about to appear something that he is not, and it seems me that he is taking back his life

Anonymous said...

I'm sure Jake enjoys New York and time with the family, but beard like that always makes me think of depression.

Anonymous said...

however when he doesn't work almost always has the beard, perhaps to pass unnoticed

Anonymous said...

I think he's too lazy to shave. And it makes me think that he doesn't have a boyfriend.

Anonymous said...

He can go to the barber or to find a boyfriend that shaves him naked

Anonymous said...

He can, but he doesn't.

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