Child actors

Nick Pinkerton

He studied acting in New York at the Herbert Berghof Studio. And by the time Thunderbolt and Lightfoot came around, he was already marked as one of the best young actors in Hollywood. In 1971, he'd appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show.

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Nick Pinkerton

And now back on the road, here we have our hot young actor very much on the rise Bridges. We have a hot not so young actor who after a long time on the periphery is now firmly big time here picking up the playful and even slightly flirtatious banter that runs through the film.

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Roger Moore

Lewis Gilbert has a tremendous ability... ...to add comedy to a scene, and drama. He saw.... You know, he would never admit it himself. He sees through to the truth of everything... ...and has a slight sense of the ridiculous about it. Lewis is an extraordinary man, and I'm proud to Say is a... I'm delighted to say is a friend of mine. I hold him in great esteem and great affection. He was.... We once sat talking and I asked him how he started. He said that he was a child actor.

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Roger Moore

And Kenneth More wanted to make The Admirable Crichton. But the rights belonged to Korda. And so Korda was approached. Korda said, yes, he would produce the film with Kenny... ...and that Lewis would direct it. Well, one day he said to Lewis, rather as I had: "How did you start?" And Lewis said, "Well, I was a child actor." He said, "You were that boy?" And Lewis said, "Yes, and I'd like to say thank you." Two days later, Lewis had an appointment... ...a script conference, with Sir Alexander Korda. And he called the secretary just to confirm the time. He said, "I'd like to speak to Sir Alex." And she said, "I'm afraid you can't." He said, "But I'm supposed to be meeting him this morning." She said, "I'm afraid you won't be. He died last night." You know, "I was always glad that I could say thank you."

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Francis Ford Coppola

Of course, the young actors held Marlon in such esteem that in their own way, they were trying to either show off for him, as Jimmy was, or to impress Marlon with their moodiness, as Al was. Bobby Duvall was constantly doing Marlon Brando imitations every time Marlon looked away. And Talia was thrilled to be part of that group and as the little sister.

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This is one of my favorite sequences in terms of Mike's acting. I mean, as a young man, a young actor, his instincts were just so right on. The way he uses his hands, you know, touching the walls, moving down. You know, we did another handheld shot walking with him, and he just really gives you a claustrophobic feel for the hallway, and this is all completely generated by him. I didn't tell him anything other than just, you know, walk down that hall and make it a little creepy, and he certainly pulled this off.

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