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 Russell Crowe
Interview By: Andrea Tuccillo Outside of his brilliant acting in films like Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, and 3:10 to Yuma, Russell Crowe has acquired somewhat of a tough-guy reputation in real-life. On this bright and sunny day in Manhattan, though, Crowe has a personality to match. He’s cheerful and charming, friendly and relaxed. Perhaps it’s because of the special guest he has tagging along with him—his adorable 3-year-old son Charlie. It seems that fatherhood has brought peace to Crowe as he brings his little boy into the room and sets him on his knee. It’s a contrast to his gritty, tumultuous new film American Gangster, the true story of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas (played by Denzel Washington). Crowe plays an honest narcotics cop determined to put an end to Frank’s dangerous business. “The reality of Frank’s life was there was a large part of it that was glamorous,” Crowe explains. “He ran a club that all the celebrities went to, Wilt Chamberlain was his mate, they used to hang out. It was glamorous but the bottom line is Frank Lucas made a living at the expense of other people.” At this point, little Charlie interjects. “I’m gonna do some jokes,” he says matter-of-factly, turning the microphone to face him and promptly stealing the spotlight from dad. He runs through a few of his favorites including this comedic gem, “Why did the orange stop in the middle of the road? Because he ran out of juice!”, before Crowe gently tells him to play outside while he finishes the interview. “Meanwhile, back on the streets of Harlem!” Crowe jokes once his budding comedian is safely outside. He continues, “You can have an opinion on this and see it any way you want to see it, but I watched this movie and I see Ridley [Scott] places very carefully throughout the course of the film the destruction that Frank is bringing about. Just at the heights of when you start thinking, hey man I like this guy, Frank. He looks after his family, he’s looking out for his mom, look at that table it’s all set beautifully—then cut and bam, there’s this woman on the bed with fluid coming out of all different parts of her and he just shows the destruction, he shows the tragedy.” Where Frank Lucas was a criminal, Crowe’s character Richie Roberts was on the flip side of the law. His honesty in a police department filled with corruption doesn’t make life easy for him. When he turns in a million dollars of unmarked cash, his colleagues shun him outright. Though he exhibits certain standards at work, Richie is by no means a perfect man. For one thing, his personal life is a mess. “I don’t think Richie’s righteous at all,” Crowe says. “Richie just didn’t take money. That’s one thing. Richie couldn’t keep his dick in his pants, that’s another thing. He’s not righteous. What Richie ... |
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